Where does “pere” come from?

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

pere (Middle English): A pear; A thing of little import or worth; A...

Definitions

  1. A pear; A thing of little import or worth; A...

Ancestry of “pere”, step by step

pere traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin pera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinperabag, satchel; wallet; scrip
2Old Northern Frenchpire—
3Latinpetricus—
4Latinpetrastone, rock
5Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone

via Old English pere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishperepear
2Latinpiruma pear

via Old French piere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchpiereAlternative form of pierre

Words derived from “pere”

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