Where does “peroneu” come from?

peroneu (Romanian) comes from Italian perone, from Ancient Greek περόνη, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

peroneu (Romanian): fibula

Definitions

  1. fibula

Ancestry of “peroneu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianperonefibula, calf bone
2Ancient Greekπερόνηpin or tongue of a buckle; buckle or brooch...
3Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
4Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek περόνη →
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