myEtymology.com: English etymology of percher

Etymology of the English word percher

the English word percher

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word perch

derived from the Old French word perche

derived from the Latin word pertica (pole, long staff; measuring rod)

derived from the Latin word perca (fish, the perch)

derived from the Greek word perke

derived from the Greek word perkos