Etymology

perite

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Latin perītus
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perite · adjective1

  1. Latin · derived fromperītus
  2. English todayperite

From Latin perītus.

perite · noun2

Named after Swedish geologist Per Geijer + -ite (“mineral suffix”).

Words from the same roots

Latinperītus all →

peritus

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