More than one derivative can appear in English which was intially formed from a perfect passive participle and they all show the same spelling of the original Latin. Moreover, English quite happily adds Old English endings to Latin and French derivatives, but the spelling of the perfect passive participle has survived!
agō, agere, ēgī, āctus: act; do > act; acting;
action; actor
discutiō, discutere, discussī, discussus [3-iō]:
(Late Latin meaning) examine > discuss; discussing; discussion
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus [3-iō]: do; make > fact;
faction; factor; factoring; factual
perficiō, perficere, perfēcī, perfectus [3-iō]:
complete; finish > perfect; perfecting; perfection; perfectionist
The
images show derivatives of the following verbs:
colligō,
colligere, collēgī, collēctus [3]: gather
dīrigō,
dīrigere, dirēxī, dīrēctus [3]: lay straight
dūcō,
dūcere, dūxī, ductus [3]: lead
īnficiō
, īnficere, īnfēcī, īnfēctus [3-iō]: spoil; taint
inicio,
inicere, iniēcī, iniectus [3-iō]: throw in
intellegō,
intellegere, intellēxī, intellēctus [3]: understand
legō,
legere, lēgī, lectus [3]: read
prōtegō,
prōtegere, prōtēxī, prōtēctus [3]: cover; defend
sēligō,
sēligere, sēlēgē, selēctus [3]: pick out
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