Where does “peasecod” come from?
peasecod (English) comes from English peascod, from Middle English pesecod, 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".
peasecod (English): Alternative form of peascod
Definitions
- Alternative form of peascod
Ancestry of “peasecod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | peascod | The legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea |
| 2 | Middle English | pesecod | peapod |
| 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 | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πίσον | Quoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πίσος | pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum" |