Where does “péire” come from?

péire (Middle Irish) comes from Anglo-Norman peire, from Vulgar Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.

Ancestry of “péire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanpeire—
2Vulgar Latinpira—
3Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “péire”

Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Vulgar Latin pira →Every word from Anglo-Norman peire →