Where does “Perse” come from?

Perse (Middle French) comes from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

Perse (Middle French): Persian person

Definitions

  1. Persian person

Ancestry of “Perse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPersiaPersia
2LatinPersaA Persian
3Ancient GreekΠερσίςPersian; a female Persian
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
5Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “Perse”

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