Where does “alperce” come from?

alperce (Portuguese) comes from Spanish albérchigo, from Arabic فرسك, from Aramaic פּרְסִיקָא, from Ancient Greek μῆλον περσικόν — peach.

alperce (Portuguese): apricot

Definitions

  1. apricot

Ancestry of “alperce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalbérchigopeach; apricot
2Arabicفرسكpeach
3Aramaicפּרְסִיקָא—
4Ancient Greekμῆλον περσικόνpeach
Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον περσικόν →Every word from Aramaic פּרְסִיקָא →Every word from Arabic فرسك →