Where does “persien” come from?
persien (Middle French) comes from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persianus, from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš — chest; rib.
persien (Middle French): Persian
Definitions
- Persian
Ancestry of “persien”, step by step
persien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian persiano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | persiano | Persian, Iranian; Persian; The fur of the karakul |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Persianus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Persia | Persia |
| 4 | Latin | Persa | A Persian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Περσίς | Persian; a female Persian |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |
via Middle French Perse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Perse | Persian person |