Etymology

peritus

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Today it means: A Roman Catholic theologian attending an ecumenical council to give advice. Full definition →

Latin perītus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromperītus“skillful”
  2. English todayperitus

From Latin perītus (“skillful”).

Words from the same roots

Latinperītus all →

perite

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