Where does “pear” come from?
Pear comes from Middle English pere, from Old French per, from Latin pirum, meaning a fruit-bearing tree or its fruit.
pear (English): An edible fruit produced by the pear tree,...
Definitions
- An edible fruit produced by the pear tree,...
Ancestry of “pear”, step by step
pear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English pere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pere | A pear; A thing of little import or worth; A... |
| 2 | Old English | pere | pear |
| 3 | Latin | pirum | a pear |
via Vulgar Latin pira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pira | — |