Where does “pemenen” come from?

pemenen (Tok Pisin) comes from English permanent, from Latin permanēns, from Latin permaneo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

pemenen (Tok Pisin): permanent

Definitions

  1. permanent

Ancestry of “pemenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpermanentWithout end, eternal; Lasting for an indefinitely...
2Latinpermanēnslasting, continuing, ongoing
3LatinpermaneoI stay to the end, hold out, endure; last,...
4Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
5Proto-Italicperi-—
Every word from Proto-Italic peri- →Every word from Latin per- →Every word from Latin permaneo →