Where does “perche” come from?

perche (Middle English) comes from Old French perche, from Latin pertica, from Proto-Italic pertikā.

perche (Middle English): perch; A stake, bar or pole, usually running...

Definitions

  1. perch; A stake, bar or pole, usually running...

Ancestry of “perche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchperche—
2Latinperticapole, long staff; measuring rod; rod, the Roman...
3Proto-Italicpertikā—

Words derived from “perche”

Every word from Proto-Italic pertikā →