Where does “Perse” come from?
Perse (French) comes from Middle French Perse, from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.
Perse (French): Persian person
Ancestry of “Perse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Perse | — |
| 2 | Latin | Persia | Persia |
| 3 | Latin | Persa | A Persian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Περσίς | Persian; a female Persian |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |
Words derived from “Perse”