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Where does “pero” come from?

pero (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

pero (Latin): A kind of boot made of raw hide, worn chiefly by...

Definitions

  1. A kind of boot made of raw hide, worn chiefly by...

Ancestry of “pero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
2Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “pero”

  • peronatus
  • ouvrable
  • ouvrer
  • ouvroir
  • ovrer
  • ouvrer
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