Where does “perché” come from?

perché (French) comes from Old French perche, from Latin pertica, from Proto-Italic pertikā.

perché (French): past participle of percher

Definitions

  1. past participle of percher

Ancestry of “perché”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchperche—
2Latinperticapole, long staff; measuring rod; rod, the Roman...
3Proto-Italicpertikā—

Words derived from “perché”

Every word from Proto-Italic pertikā →