myEtymology.com: French etymology of pere

Etymology of the French word pere

the Old French word pere

derived from the Old French word pedre

derived from the Late Latin word pater (father)

derived from the Greek word pater, πατήρ (father; a 'father' (literally or figuratively, near or more remote))

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix pəter- (father)

derived from the Latin root *piratum

derived from the Classical Latin word pirum (pear)

English pere

Word found in Old French