Where does “peres” come from?
peres (Catalan) comes from Catalan pera, from Old Occitan pera, from Vulgar Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.
peres (Catalan): plural of pera
Ancestry of “peres”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | pera | pear |
| 2 | Old Occitan | pera | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pira | — |
| 4 | Latin | pirum | a pear |