Where does “hoarypea” come from?
hoarypea (English) comes from English hoary, from English hoar, from Middle English hor, from Old English hēr, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hoarypea (English): Any of various plants of the genus Tephrosia
Definitions
- Any of various plants of the genus Tephrosia
Ancestry of “hoarypea”, step by step
hoarypea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hoary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hoary | White, whitish, or greyish-white; White or grey... |
| 2 | English | hoar | A white or greyish-white colour; Hoariness;... |
| 3 | Middle English | hor | Alternative form of her; Grey, greyish,... |
| 4 | Old English | hēr | at this place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | here |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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" |