Where does “nocepesca” come from?
nocepesca (Italian) comes from Italian pesco, from Vulgar Latin pessicus, from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš — chest; rib.
nocepesca (Italian): nectarine
Definitions
- nectarine
Ancestry of “nocepesca”, step by step
nocepesca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian pesco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pesco | peach; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pessicus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Persicus | Persian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περσικός | Persian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Πέρσης | a 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 |