English
Peru
Peru comes from Spanish Perú.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentPerú
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Peru
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentPerú
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Peru
Earliest quotation: 2024, Sandee LaMotte: “Tara flour is one of two products made from…”
The story
Borrowed from Spanish Perú, possibly from the personal name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (‘river’).
Every English word from Spanish Perú
Today it means
name A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru. Capital and largest city: Lima.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish Perú / Peru