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Where does “perca” come from?

perca (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πέρκη, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

perca (Latin): a perch

Definitions

  1. a perch

Ancestry of “perca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέρκηperch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “perca”

  • perch
  • perching
  • pikeperch
  • percher
  • surfperch
  • percoid
  • logperch
  • percheth
  • perchlike
  • perchless
  • perchery
  • sunperch
  • nonperching
  • percine
  • sea perch
  • deperch
  • reperch
  • pike-perch
  • unperch
  • Nile perch
  • overperch
  • perchest
  • perca
  • perche
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