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Where does “Perlmutter” come from?

Perlmutter (German) comes from Latin māter perlārum.

Perlmutter (German): mother-of-pearl

Definitions

  1. mother-of-pearl

Ancestry of “Perlmutter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmāter perlārum—

Words derived from “Perlmutter”

  • перламутр
  • perlmuttern
Every word from Latin māter perlārum →