Where does “Siberian pea-tree” come from?
Siberian pea-tree (English) comes from English pea, from English pease, from Middle English pese, from Old English pise, from Late Latin pisa, from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον, from Ancient Greek πίσος — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".
Siberian pea-tree (English): A species of legume, Caragana arborescens native to Siberia, parts of China and neighboring Mongolia and Kazakhstan
Definitions
- A species of legume, Caragana arborescens native to Siberia, parts of China and neighboring Mongolia and Kazakhstan
Ancestry of “Siberian pea-tree”, step by step
Siberian pea-tree traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English pea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pea | Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others |
| 2 | English | pease | To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile |
| 3 | Middle English | pese | A pea; The leguminous plant Pisum sativum;... |
| 4 | Old English | pise | pea |
| 5 | Late Latin | pisa | nominative plural of pisum; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | pīsum | pea, pease |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πίσον | Quoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πίσος | pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum" |
via English Siberian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Siberian | From, of or pertaining to Siberia; A person from... |
| 2 | English | Siberia | A cold, inhospitable place or place of exile |
| 3 | Latin | Siberia | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |