Etymology

per-

Today it means: In verbs: denoting the sense "through", as in perforate. Full definition →

Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *peri- ← Proto-Indo-European *per-
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per- · prefix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  6. Proto-Italic*peri-
  7. Latinper-
  8. English todayper-

Borrowed from Latin per and per-.

per- · prefix2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Old Frenchpar
  6. Middle Englishper-
  7. English todayper-

Inherited from Middle English per-.

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