Pear etymology

English

English word pear comes from Latin par (Equal. Even (of a number). Like. Suitable.), Latin pomum

Detailed word origin of pear

Dictionary entry Language Definition
par Latin (lat) Equal. Even (of a number). Like. Suitable.
pomum Latin (lat) Any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.). Fruit tree.
per Old French (fro)
peru Old English (ang)
peir Anglo-Norman (xno)
per Middle English (enm)
pear English (en) (also pear tree) A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).. An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but elongated towards the stem.. Choke pear (a torture device).. The wood of the pear tree.

Words with the same origin as pear

Descendants of par

peer