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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperticapole, long staff; measuring rod; rod, the Roman...
2Proto-Italicpertikā—

Words derived from “perche”

  • perch
  • perching
  • pikeperch
  • percher
  • surfperch
  • logperch
  • percheth
  • perchlike
  • perchless
  • perchery
  • sunperch
  • nonperching
  • sea perch
  • deperch
  • reperch
  • pike-perch
  • unperch
  • Nile perch
  • overperch
  • perchest
  • perche
  • percher
  • perche
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