per-
through, thoroughly, completely
Latin · per
Latin per means through, by, or completely. It shows passing through (perspire, pervade) or doing something fully (perfect, persuade, persist). In some words it only strengthens the meaning.
Memory trick
per- is a pipe: it goes through from one end to the other, completely.
Words from this root
- permit (per + mit) — to allow to pass throughइजाज़त देना
- perfect (per + fect) — completely done, without faultपूर्ण, बेहतरीन
- persist (per + sist) — to stand firm through difficultyडटे रहना
- pervade (per + vade) — to spread through everythingचारों ओर फैल जाना
- perspire (per + spire) — to breathe through the skin, sweatपसीना आना
- perplex (per + plex) — to confuse completelyउलझन में डालना
- perennial (per + ennial) — lasting through the yearsबारहमासी
- persuade (per + suade) — to convince thoroughlyमना लेना
- perceive (per + ceive) — to take in through the sensesसमझना, महसूस करना
- perfume (per + fume) — a smell that goes through the airइत्र
- persevere (per + severe) — to keep going through difficultyलगे रहना
- permanent (per + manent) — lasting through timeस्थायी