Etymology

perone

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Today it means: The fibula. Full definition →

French péroné ← Ancient Greek περόνη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπερόνη“fibula”
  2. French · derived frompéroné
  3. English todayperone

From French péroné, from Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “fibula”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.