Where does “pernice” come from?

pernice (Italian) comes from Latin perdīx, from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ, from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

pernice (Italian): partridge

Definitions

  1. partridge

Ancestry of “pernice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperdīxpartridge
2Ancient Greekπέρδιξpartridge
3Ancient Greekπέρδομαιto fart, break wind
4Proto-Hellenicpérdomaito fart loudly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind

Words derived from “pernice”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai →