Where does “Perryville” come from?
Perryville comes from English perry, a place-name element derived from French ville, meaning town or settlement, ultimately from Latin villa.
Perryville (English): site of the Battle of Perryville, October 1862
Definitions
- site of the Battle of Perryville, October 1862
Ancestry of “Perryville”, step by step
Perryville traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ville
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ville | A Vietnamese village |
| 2 | French | ville | town, city |
| 3 | Middle French | ville | city or town |
| 4 | Old French | ville | city or town |
| 5 | Latin | vīlla | country house; villa |
| 6 | Latin | vetera | the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity |
| 7 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English Perry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Perry | derived from the |
| 2 | Middle English | perre | perry; Valuable jewels or gemstones; A valuable... |
| 3 | Old French | peré | — |
| 4 | Latin | pater | father; head of household; parent |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | patēr | father |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |