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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”

  • pier
  • pear
  • peerless
  • pierhead
  • pearwood
  • peerlessly
  • pearlike
  • peary
  • peerlessness
  • pierage
  • pierlike
  • pierless
  • piermaster
  • pearless
  • pear wine
  • gatepier
  • pear cider
  • pere
  • perles
  • pereles
  • peerie
  • peer
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