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Where does “pertica” come from?

pertica (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic pertikā.

pertica (Latin): pole, long staff; measuring rod; rod, the Roman...

Definitions

  1. pole, long staff; measuring rod; rod, the Roman...

Ancestry of “pertica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpertikā—

Words derived from “pertica”

  • percha
  • pertiguista
  • pertiguero
  • pértiga
  • pertica
  • perxa
  • pértega
  • pèrque
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