Per-

(L.), through, as per mit; thoroughly, as per fect; also appearing as par- , pel- , pil- , as in par son, par don, pel lucid, pil grim. In per jure, per ish, it has a destructive force, equivalent to Eng. for- in for swear ( for- , A.S.). [Akin to Gr. para- , beside, Eng. for- , Ger. ver .]