Where does “pêssego” come from?
pêssego (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese pessego, from Latin persicum, from Latin Persae — inflection of Persa:
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pêssego (Portuguese): peach
Ancestry of “pêssego”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | pessego | — |
| 2 | Latin | persicum | peach |
| 3 | Latin | Persae | inflection of Persa:
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