Where does “pepperoni” come from?

Pepperoni comes from Italian peperone, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, ultimately from Sanskrit पिप्पल meaning berry or fruit.

pepperoni (English): A spicy salami-style Italian-American sausage;...

Definitions

  1. A spicy salami-style Italian-American sausage;...

Ancestry of “pepperoni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpeperonebell pepper, sweet pepper; capsicum
2Latinpiperpepper
3Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
4Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Words derived from “pepperoni”

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