Latin

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Etymology

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From per- +‎ calleō (understand), from callum (hardened skin; callousness).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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percalleō (present infinitive percallēre, perfect active percalluī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. (transitive) to know or understand well

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  • percalleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • percalleo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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