Where does “filopersiano” come from?
filopersiano (Italian) comes from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persianus, from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš — chest; rib.
filopersiano (Italian): pro-Persian
Ancestry of “filopersiano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | persiano | Persian, Iranian; Persian; The fur of the karakul |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Persianus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Persia | Persia |
| 4 | Latin | Persa | A Persian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Περσίς | Persian; a female Persian |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |