per alia
By others; through others. Said of a proposition held to be true because it follows…By others; through others. Said of a proposition held to be true because it follows from other true propositions.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)By others; through others. Said of a proposition held to be true because it follows from other true propositions.
If humans are mortal, and Socrates is a human, then per alia Socrates is mortal.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin per alia, from per (“by; through”) + alia (“others”).Borrowed from Latin per alia, from per (“by; through”) + alia (“others”).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedper se