Where does “Persic” come from?

Persic (English) comes from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

Persic (English): Archaic form of Persian

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of Persian

Ancestry of “Persic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPersicusPersian
2Ancient GreekπερσικόςPersian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians
3Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
5Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
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