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Where does “pebre” come from?

pebre (Catalan) comes from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

pebre (Catalan): pepper; bell pepper

Definitions

  1. pepper; bell pepper

Ancestry of “pebre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpiperpepper
2Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
3Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
4Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
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