pernicioso
Portuguese
adj
Definitions
- pernicious causing harm in a subtle way
Etymology
Derived from Latin perniciōsus (destructive).
Origin
Latin
perniciōsus
Gloss
destructive
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- perniciosissimus Latin
- perniciōsus Latin
- pernicioso Italian
- pernicieux French
- pernicioso Spanish, Castilian
- *per- Proto-Indo-European
- perniciosamente Portuguese
- pernicios Old French
- perniciós Catalan, Valencian