Etymology Explorer
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Where does “peire” come from?
peire (Anglo-Norman) comes from Vulgar Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.
Ancestry of “peire”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Vulgar Latin
pira
—
2
Latin
pirum
a pear
Words derived from “peire”
péire
péire
ordphéire
Every word from Latin pirum →
Every word from Vulgar Latin pira →