"-per" meaning in Latin

See -per in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From per (“through”). Cognate of Ancient Greek περ (per), an intensifying postparticle. Etymology templates: {{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-
    Sense id: en--per-la-suffix-I~0NuGP~ Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek περ (per)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From per (“through”). Cognate of Ancient Greek περ (per), an intensifying postparticle.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-per",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "aliquantisper"
        },
        {
          "word": "paulisper"
        },
        {
          "word": "quantisper"
        },
        {
          "word": "tantisper"
        },
        {
          "word": "parumper"
        },
        {
          "word": "semper"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "semel (“once, a single time”) → semper (“always, ever (\"once throughout\")”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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\""
      ],
      "id": "en--per-la-suffix-I~0NuGP~",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "per"
        },
        {
          "word": "per-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-per"
}
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    {
      "word": "aliquantisper"
    },
    {
      "word": "paulisper"
    },
    {
      "word": "quantisper"
    },
    {
      "word": "tantisper"
    },
    {
      "word": "parumper"
    },
    {
      "word": "semper"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "περ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek περ (per)",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-per",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "per"
    },
    {
      "word": "per-"
    }
  ],
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        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin suffixes",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "semel (“once, a single time”) → semper (“always, ever (\"once throughout\")”)"
        }
      ],
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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\""
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-per"
}

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