Etymograph

English

self-perfect

From self- + perfect.

Formed from self- + perfect

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

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Latin perficiō ‘to finish’

Latin perfectus ‘finished, complete’

Old French parfit

Middle English perfit

English perfect

Today it means

verb To perfect itself; to make itself perfect.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “self-perfect”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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