Where does “pera” come from?

pera (Chavacano) comes from Spanish pera, from Old Spanish pera, from Vulgar Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.

pera (Chavacano): pear

Definitions

  1. pear

Ancestry of “pera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishperapear; chin; speed bag
2Old Spanishpera—
3Vulgar Latinpira—
4Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Vulgar Latin pira →Every word from Old Spanish pera →