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Where does “poiré” come from?

poiré (French) comes from Middle French poiré, from Middle French peré, from Old French peré, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

poiré (French): perry

Definitions

  1. perry

Ancestry of “poiré”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpoiré—
2Middle Frenchperé—
3Old Frenchperé—
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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