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): Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others
Definitions
- Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others
Ancestry of “pea”, step by step
pea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pease
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pease | To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile |
| 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 | pea, pease |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πίσον | Quoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πίσος | pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum" |