Where does “pera” come from?

pera (Medieval Latin) comes from Old Northern French pire, from Latin petricus, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα — rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone.

pera (Medieval Latin): bag, satchel; wallet; scrip

Definitions

  1. bag, satchel; wallet; scrip

Ancestry of “pera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Northern Frenchpire—
2Latinpetricus—
3Latinpetrastone, rock
4Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone

Words derived from “pera”

Every word from Ancient Greek πέτρα →Every word from Latin petra →Every word from Latin petricus →