English
perone
Perone comes from French péroné ‘fibula, calf bone’, from Ancient Greek πείρω ‘to pierce, run through’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-1‘sharp’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓κόνη2ăkónē‘whetstone, hone’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπείρω2peírō‘to pierce, run through’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπερόνη3perónē‘fibula’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpéroné3‘fibula, calf bone’
- Englishtodayperone3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀκόνη
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek περόνη
- 3 Wiktionary, English perone
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀκόνη‘sharp’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓κόνηWiktionary, Ancient Greek περόνηăkónē‘whetstone, hone’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπείρωWiktionary, Ancient Greek περόνηpeírō‘to pierce, run through’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπερόνηWiktionary, English peroneperónē‘fibula’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpéronéWiktionary, English perone‘fibula, calf bone’
- EnglishtodayperoneWiktionary, English perone
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
hear, edge, egg, acid, ear, acute, hammer, axe, eager, oxide, mediocre, vinegar, acne, acetate, mediocrity, acupuncture, acacia, acumen, acme, paragon, acuity, hark, exacerbate, acyl, acrid, rosacea, acrimony, acerbic, roselle, exacerbation, 71 more
through Ancient Greek πείρω ‘to pierce, run through’
Today it means
noun The fibula.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “perone”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek ἀκόνη, Ancient Greek περόνη. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- / perone