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
- pepper, a tropical major spice; a plant which...
Ancestry of “peper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | peper | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | pipar | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *pipar | — |
| 4 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 7 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |
Words derived from “peper”