adverb
per hoc
per hoc (not comparable)
Meaning
- Late Latinnot comparablefor this reason, on this account
Origins
From per (“through”, in Late Latin often "because of") + hoc (“this”). Began to supplant propter hoc from the second century CE onwards, becoming notably frequent by the time of Augustine.
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseperofrom Old Galician-Portuguese pero
- Portugueseperófrom Old Galician-Portuguese pero
- Portugueseperolfrom Old Galician-Portuguese pero
- Spanishperofrom Old Spanish pero
- Falaperofrom Old Galician-Portuguese pero
- Falaperufrom Old Galician-Portuguese pero
- Galicianperofrom Old Galician-Portuguese pero
- Galicianprofrom Old Galician-Portuguese pero
- Galicianprófrom Old Galician-Portuguese pero
- Ladinoperofrom Old Spanish pero
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanperò
- Occitanperò
Italo-Romance
- Italianperò
- Malteseperòfrom Italian però
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Franco-Provençalpero
- Middle Frenchpreuc quefrom Old French paroc
- Middle Frenchpreus quefrom Old French paroc
- Picardin pruèquefrom Old French paroc