Where does “perito” come from?

perito (Tagalog) comes from Spanish perito, from Latin perītus, from Latin perior, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.

perito (Tagalog): expert

Definitions

  1. expert

Ancestry of “perito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishperitoexperienced; expert; expert; expert witness
2Latinperītusskillful, skilled, expert, experienced, practised (+ genitive or in + ablative or ad + accusative)
3LatinperiorI go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- →Every word from Latin perior →Every word from Latin perītus →