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