English

per

/pɜː/
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    Origin

    Etymology 1

    From Latin per (“through, during”), from Proto-Indo-European *per. Doublet of par.

    Etymology 2

    Clipping of person, coined by American novelist and poet Marge Piercy in Woman on the Edge of Time (1979)

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    • derivedLatinper “by, through, for, by means of”
      • inheritedProto-Italic*per
        • inheritedProto-Indo-European*per- “produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”
          • derived (ultimately)Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥ “sun”
            • derivedProto-Indo-European*trep- “to turn”
          • derivedProto-Indo-European*kouHp-nó-
    • derivedEnglishperson “An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishpersoun
        • derivedAnglo-Normanpersone
        • derivedOld Frenchpersone “human being”

    Related: English par (doublet)

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