English word pear comes from Latin par (Equal. Even (of a number). Like. Suitable.), Latin pomum
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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. |