Persian

Persian · adjective, noun, proper noun¹

1. Old Persian · derived from𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿“Persian”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠέρσης
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromPersiānus
4. Italian · derived frompersiano
5. Middle French · derived frompersien
6. Middle English · derived fromPersien
7. English todayPersian

From Middle English Persien, from Middle French persien, from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persiānus, from Persia (itself from Persēs/Persa (“Persian man”) [from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), itself from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/, “Persian”)] + -ia (suffix forming country names)) + -iānus. Equivalent to Pers(ia) + -ian. Compare Early Classical Persian پارس (pārs) or modern Iranian Persian فارس (fârs), where the shift p > f.

Persian · adjective²

From Persius + -ian.

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