Where does “peperino” come from?

peperino (English) comes from Italian peperino, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

peperino (English): A light, porous volcanic rock composed of small...

Definitions

  1. A light, porous volcanic rock composed of small...

Ancestry of “peperino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpeperinopeperino; live wire
2Latinpiperpepper
3Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
4Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Ancient Greek πέπερι →