Etymology

pervious

per·vi·ous
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Today it means: Often followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage. Full definition →

Latin pervius
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  1. Latin · borrowed frompervius“having a passage through; passable, penetrable, traversable”
  2. English todaypervious

Borrowed from Latin pervius (“having a passage through; passable, penetrable, traversable”) + English -ous (suffix denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)). Pervius is derived from per- (prefix denoting doing something all the way through or entirely) + via (“road, street; method, way; (figurative) course, route”) + -us (suffix forming adjectives)

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