Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From a petrified case form of Proto-Indo-European *per- (beyond, across), originally meaning "other side"; compare πέρᾱν (pérān, across).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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πέρᾱ (pérā)

  1. beyond

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πέρα (péra)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “περᾱ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1175

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πέρᾱ (pérā).

Adverb

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πέρα (péra)

  1. beyond

Derived terms

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