Where does “persian” come from?
Persian comes from Middle English percynne, from Middle French persien, from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persianus, from Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿.
persian (English): The Persian language, or a family of languages...
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- The Persian language, or a family of languages...
Ancestry of “persian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | percynne | — |
| 2 | Middle French | persien | Persian |
| 3 | Italian | persiano | Persian, Iranian; Persian; The fur of the karakul |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Persianus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Persia | Persia |
| 6 | Latin | Persa | A Persian |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Περσίς | Persian; a female Persian |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |