pearl

pearl
pearl (n.) mid-13c., from O.Fr. perle (13c.), M.L. perla (mid-13c.), of unknown origin. Perhaps from V.L. *pernula, dim. of L. perna in Sicily, "pearl," earlier "sea-mussel," lit. "ham," so called for the shape of the mollusk shells. Another theory connects it with the root of PEAR (Cf. pear), also somehow based on shape. The usual Latin word for "pearl" was margarita. Pearl Harbor translates Hawaiian Wai Momi, lit. "pearl waters," so named for the pearl oysters found there; transf. sense of "effective sudden attack" is attested from 1942 (in reference to Dec. 7, 1941).

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