English
perpetrator
Perpetrator comes from Latin perpetrō ‘to carry through, complete, effect, bring…’, from pater ‘father (male parent)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ph₂tḗr‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*patēr‘father’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpater‘father (male parent)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpatrō‘to bring to pass, perform, accomplish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperpetrōas perpetrātor‘to carry through, complete, effect, bring about, achieve, execute, perform, accomplish’
- Englishtodayperpetrator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ph₂tḗr‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*patēr‘father’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpater‘father (male parent)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpatrō‘to bring to pass, perform, accomplish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperpetrōas perpetrātor‘to carry through, complete, effect, bring about, achieve, execute, perform, accomplish’
- Englishtodayperpetrator
Equivalent to perpetrate + -or
Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr ‘father’
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Latin patrō ‘to bring to pass, perform, accomplish’
Latin perpetrō ‘to carry through’
Latin perpetrātus ‘perpetrated, having been perpetrated’
Middle English perpetrat ‘committed, perpetrated’
English perpetrate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’
company, food, pain, feed, apparent, pope, foster, companion, fur, pastor, papal, pasture, fad, accompaniment, fodder, penetration, forage, panini, pav, patrician, fatherly, pantaloons, pannier, 58 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr ‘father’
through Proto-Italic *patēr ‘father’
through Latin pater ‘father (male parent)’
pattern, papa, patron, padre, paternal, paternity, père, patrimony, pater, compere, 18 more
Today it means
noun One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr / perpetrator