piru

Cimbrian

noun

Definitions

(Luserna) fork

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian piron derived from Greek (modern) πιρούνι (fork) derived from Ancient Greek περόνη (fibula, pin, rivelt, brooch, small bone of the leg).

Origin

Ancient Greek

περόνη

Gloss

fibula, pin, rivelt, brooch, small bone of the leg

Concept

Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

peroneus English
perone Italian
péroné French
peroné Spanish, Castilian
περόνη Ancient Greek
*per- Proto-Indo-European
μαχαιροπήρουνο Greek (modern)
μαχαιροπίρουνο Greek (modern)
πιρουνιά Greek (modern)
πιρούνι Greek (modern)
пирон Bulgarian
pirun Albanian
piron Venetian
piron Ladino
paru' Mòcheno