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Where does “piron” come from?

piron (Venetian) comes from Greek πιρούνι, from Koine Greek περόνιον, from Ancient Greek περόνη, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

piron (Venetian): fork

Definitions

  1. fork

Ancestry of “piron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπιρούνιfork
2Koine Greekπερόνιον—
3Ancient Greekπερόνηpin or tongue of a buckle; buckle or brooch...
4Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
5Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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