Where does “peper” come from?

peper (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch peper, from Old Dutch pipar, from Proto-Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

peper (Dutch): pepper, a tropical major spice; a plant which...

Definitions

  1. pepper, a tropical major spice; a plant which...

Ancestry of “peper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpeper—
2Old Dutchpipar—
3Proto-Germanic*pipar—
4Latinpiperpepper
5Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
6Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
7Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Words derived from “peper”

Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Ancient Greek πέπερι →