Where does “perecer” come from?

perecer (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin peresco, from Latin pereo, from Latin eo, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

perecer (Spanish): to die, to perish; to long for

Definitions

  1. to die, to perish; to long for

Ancestry of “perecer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinperescoI perish
2LatinpereoI perish, pass away, die, be ruined; I vanish,...
3LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
4Proto-ItaliceōI go
5Proto-Italicejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “perecer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Italic ejō →
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