Where does “pepperiness” come from?
pepperiness (English) comes from English peppery, from English pepper, from Middle English peper, from Old English piper, from Proto-West Germanic piper, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
pepperiness (English): The quality of being peppery
Definitions
- The quality of being peppery
Ancestry of “pepperiness”, step by step
pepperiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peppery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peppery | Having the taste of pepper; Having a fiery... |
| 2 | English | pepper | A plant of the family Piperaceae; A spice... |
| 3 | Middle English | peper | pepper; The plant that produces the fruit... |
| 4 | Old English | piper | Alternative form of pipor |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | piper | — |
| 6 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 9 | 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 |