Where does “peashooter” come from?
peashooter (English) comes from English pea, from English pease, 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".
peashooter (English): A toy gun, consisting of a tube through which...
Definitions
- A toy gun, consisting of a tube through which...
Ancestry of “peashooter”, step by step
peashooter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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" |
via English shooter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shooter | Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer... |
| 2 | English | shoot | To launch a projectile; To move or act quickly or... |
| 3 | Middle English | shoten | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċēotan | to shoot |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skeutan | to shoot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skeutaną | to shoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |