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Where does “perpetaneus” come from?

perpetaneus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin perpes, from Latin petō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Ancestry of “perpetaneus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperpescontinuous, uninterrupted, continual, perpetual
2Latinpetō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “perpetaneus”

  • parpaing
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