Etymology Explorer
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Where does “perche” come from?
perche (Old French) comes from Latin pertica, from Proto-Italic pertikā.
Ancestry of “perche”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
pertica
pole, long staff; measuring rod; rod, the Roman...
2
Proto-Italic
pertikā
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Words derived from “perche”
perch
perching
pikeperch
percher
surfperch
logperch
percheth
perchlike
perchless
perchery
sunperch
nonperching
perche
perché
perche
percher
perches
chat perché
perchiste
pike-perch
Nile perch
overperch
deperch
reperch
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