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Etymology of the French word perle

the Old French word perle
derived from the Vulgar Latin root *pernula
derived from the Latin word perna (ham)

Derivations in French

emperler, perler, perlier, perlot, perlé, perlouse, perlite, perlure

Derivations in other languages

English pearl, Latin Perla, Romanian perlă

Cognates

Dutch parel, English pearl, German Perle, Icelandic perla, Italian perla, Lithuanian perlas, Polish perla, Portuguese perola, Swedish pärla, Yiddish perl

Usage

Word found in Old French



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