English
Perniciaro
Perniciaro comes from Italian pernice ‘partridge’, and goes back to Ancient Greek πέρδιξ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέρδιξ‘partridge’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperdīcem‘partridge’
- Italianc. 1300–presentpernice‘partridge’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentPerniciaro
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέρδιξ‘partridge’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperdīcem‘partridge’
- Italianc. 1300–presentpernice‘partridge’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentPerniciaro
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *perd- ‘to fart’
through Ancient Greek πέρδιξ ‘partridge’
Today it means
name A surname from Italian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πέρδιξ / Perniciaro