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Where does “persica” come from?

persica (Latin) comes from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

persica (Latin): walnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative...

Definitions

  1. walnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative...

Ancestry of “persica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPersicusPersian
2Ancient Greekπερσικός—
3Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
5Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “persica”

  • persikkahapero
  • persikkapuu
  • persikka
  • persiko
  • perzik
  • persika
  • persikoträd
  • perseke
  • persich
  • pirsich
  • phersich
  • phirsich
  • persky
  • Piisch
  • Steepiisch
  • pirsigheîn
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