Where does “perseid” come from?

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

perseid (English): Any member of the Perseidae

Definitions

  1. Any member of the Perseidae

Ancestry of “perseid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPersēisAlcmene (grand-daughter of Perseus)
2Ancient GreekΠερσηΐςAlcmene (grand-daughter of Perseus)
3Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
5Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →