Where does “pea” come from?
Pea comes from Middle English po, from Old English pise, from Latin pisum, from Ancient Greek písos, a legume plant.
pea (English): A plant, Pisum sativum, member of the legume ...
Definitions
- A plant, Pisum sativum, member of the legume ...
Ancestry of “pea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pease | Alternative form of pea; To make peace between ;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pese | A pea; The leguminous plant Pisum sativum;... |
| 3 | Old English | pise | pea |
| 4 | Late Latin | pisa | nominative plural of pisum; accusative plural of... |
| 5 | Latin | pīsum | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πίσον | Quoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πίσος | pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum" |