English
Pierre
Pierre comes from Middle French Pierre, and goes back to Ancient Greek Πέτρος ‘stone, rock’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠέτρος‘stone, rock’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPetrus
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600Pierre
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 2019same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠέτρος‘stone, rock’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPetrus
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600Pierre
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 2019same form
Earliest quotation: 2019, Sarah Holt: “The Ferraris pressed the self-destruct button, Lewis Hamilton lost…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Πέτρος
Today it means
name A male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Πέτρος / Pierre