perfective

noun

the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action

a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

Roots

perper- · Latin · thoroughly facerefect- · Latin · to make, do ivus-ive · Latin · tending to

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Where does perfective come from?

The word perfective breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: per-, from Latin per (“thoroughly”); fect, from Latin facere (“to make, do”); and -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.