Latin word per- comes from Proto-Germanic *feraną, Proto-Indo-European *bʰowHéyeti, Proto-Indo-European *per (Around. Through.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *feraną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *bʰowHéyeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *per | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Around. Through. |
| *per | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *sperw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| pro | Latin (lat) | About. According to. As befitting. As, like. Before. For. In front, instead of. On behalf of. |
| 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. |