What does percalleō mean in Latin?

percalleō, a verb, means “to know or understand well”.

What are the principal parts of percalleō?

percalleō, percallēre, percalluī (second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).

In classical Latin, [pɛrˈkal.le.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [perˈkal.le.o].

verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

percalleō (present infinitive percallēre, perfect active percalluī)

Classical[pɛrˈkal.le.oː]Ecclesiastical[perˈkal.le.o]

active indicative
form	present	imperfect	future	perfect	pluperfect	fut. perfect
1st sg.	percalleō	percallēbam	percallēbō	percalluī	percallueram	percalluerō
2nd sg.	percallēs	percallēbās	percallēbis	percalluistī	percalluerās	percallueris
3rd sg.	percallet	percallēbat	percallēbit	percalluit	percalluerat	percalluerit
1st pl.	percallēmus	percallēbāmus	percallēbimus	percalluimus	percalluerāmus	percalluerimus
2nd pl.	percallētis	percallēbātis	percallēbitis	percalluistis	percalluerātis	percallueritis
3rd pl.	percallent	percallēbant	percallēbunt	percalluērunt percalluēre	percalluerant	percalluerint

active subjunctive

active subjunctive
form	present	imperfect	perfect	pluperfect
1st sg.	percalleam	percallērem	percalluerim	percalluissem
2nd sg.	percalleās	percallērēs	percalluerīs	percalluissēs
3rd sg.	percalleat	percallēret	percalluerit	percalluisset
1st pl.	percalleāmus	percallērēmus	percalluerīmus	percalluissēmus
2nd pl.	percalleātis	percallērētis	percalluerītis	percalluissētis
3rd pl.	percalleant	percallērent	percalluerint	percalluissent

imperative

infinitives & participles

gerundpercallendī, percallendō, percallendum

per-calleo, ŭi, ēre, v. a.,

I. to know or understand well: quinque et viginti gentium linguas, Gell. 17, 17, 2.

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