Where does “peplessness” come from?

peplessness (English) comes from English pepless, from English pep, from English pepper, from Middle English peper, from Old English piper, from Proto-West Germanic piper, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

peplessness (English): Absence of pep

Definitions

Absence of pep

Ancestry of “peplessness”, step by step

peplessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pepless

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	pepless	Without pep
2	English	pep	To inject with energy and enthusiasm; Energy,...
3	English	pepper	A plant of the family Piperaceae; A spice...
4	Middle English	peper	pepper; The plant that produces the fruit...
5	Old English	piper	Alternative form of pipor
6	Proto-West Germanic	piper	—
7	Latin	piper	pepper
8	Ancient Greek	πέπερι	pepper; black pepper
9	Sanskrit	पिप्पलि	berry; peppercorn; long pepper
10	Sanskrit	पिप्पल	berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

via English Ness

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Ness	An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2	Middle English	nesse	—
3	Old English	næs	not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4	Proto-Germanic	nasją	foothill; headland; cape
5	Proto-Indo-European	néh₂s	nose

Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Ancient Greek πέπερι →