Per

Morpheme

Per

Type

free base

Denotation

through, by means of, thoroughly, maximum

Etymology

Latin per

Evidence

impervious, per, peracetate, perceive, percent, perchance, percutaneous, pereradial, perennial, perfect, perfidy, perforate, perform, perfuse, perhaps, perjure, periodic, perpendicular, permutation, persalt, persuade, pertussis, peroxide, pertussis, peruse

Notes

often misanalyzed as a prefix

See Also

peri-, pel-