perse

perse · noun, adjective¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠερσικός
2. Medieval Latin · derived frompersus
3. Middle English · inherited frompers
4. English todayperse

From Middle English pers, from Old French, from Medieval Latin persus, back-formed from Persicus (“Persian”), from Ancient Greek Περσικός (Persikós). Compare peach.

Perse · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΠέρση
2. English todayPerse

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέρση (Pérsē), literally "destroyer", from the verb πέρθω (pérthō, “to destroy”). Compare Perses.

Perse · proper noun³

A variant of Piers.

Words from the same roots