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Where does “pēre” come from?

pēre (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.

Ancestry of “pēre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpira—
2Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “pēre”

  • perenboom
  • perenvuur
  • peer
  • muilpeer
  • peer
  • peire
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