"-per" meaning in All languages combined

See -per on Wiktionary

Suffix [Latin]

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin per Latin -per From per (“through”). Cognate of Ancient Greek περ (per), an intensifying postparticle. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|per<t:through>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin per Latin -per [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*per", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "per", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-per", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="-per"> From per (“through”)., {{cog|grc|περ}} Ancient Greek περ (per) Head templates: {{head|la|suffix}} -per
  1. Suffix used in the formation of adverbs from either adjectives or other adverbs, having the (often, but not strictly temporal) sense of "thoroughly" or "throughout" Tags: morpheme Derived forms: aliquantisper, paulisper, quantisper, tantisper, parumper, semper Related terms: per, per-
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        },
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    },
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      "word": "parumper"
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        "Suffix used in the formation of adverbs from either adjectives or other adverbs, having the (often, but not strictly temporal) sense of \"thoroughly\" or \"throughout\""
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}

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