Where does “perzikpit” come from?
perzikpit (Dutch) comes from Dutch perzik, from Middle Dutch perseke, from Latin persica, from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš — chest; rib.
perzikpit (Dutch): a peach pit
Definitions
- a peach pit
Ancestry of “perzikpit”, step by step
perzikpit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch perzik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | perzik | A peach tree, Prunus persica; A peach, a fruit of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | perseke | — |
| 3 | Latin | persica | walnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | Persicus | Persian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περσικός | Persian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Πέρσης | a Persian |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |