Where does “peret” come from?

peret (Romanian) comes from Romanian păr, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

peret (Romanian): pear tree grove

Definitions

  1. pear tree grove

Ancestry of “peret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpărhair; pear tree
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →
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