Per

Morpheme

Per

Type

free base

Denotation

(1) through, by, by means of, thoroughly, maximum; (2) intensive adjective and verb prefix

Etymology

Latin per and per-

Evidence

impervious, per, peracetate, perceive, percent, percentage, percentile, percentiles, perchance, percutaneous, perennial, perfect, perfidy, perforate, perform, perfringolysin, perfume, perfuse, perhaps, perjure, permanence, permanent, permutation, peroxide, perpendicular, perradial, persalt, perstringe, persuade, pertussis, peruse

Notes

often misanalyzed as a prefix

See Also

Par, peri-, pel-