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pereo.

to perish, pass away, die, be ruined

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈpɛ.re.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛː.re.o]
  1. to perish, pass away, die, be ruined

    impersonal
  2. to vanish, disappear, come to nothing

    impersonal
  3. to leak; to be absorbed

    impersonal
  4. to pine away with love

    impersonal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Latin eō Latin pereō From per- (“through”) + eō (“go”).

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