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

poiré traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French poiré

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

via Old French peire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpeire—
2Vulgar Latinpira—
3Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “poiré”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →
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