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Perdonare etymology

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Italian word perdonare comes from Latin donare, Latin per-

Detailed word origin of perdonare

Dictionary entry Language Definition
donare Latin (lat)
per- Latin (lat) Used to form verbs that are intensive or completive, conveying the idea of doing something all the way through or entirely.. Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very" something.
*perdonare Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
perdonare Italian (it) (intransitive) to forgive, pardon. (transitive) to forgive, pardon, excuse.