Where does “pepperwood” come from?

pepperwood (English) comes 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, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

pepperwood (English): The California laurel

Definitions

The California laurel

Ancestry of “pepperwood”, step by step

pepperwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pepper

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	pepper	A plant of the family Piperaceae; A spice...
2	Middle English	peper	pepper; The plant that produces the fruit...
3	Old English	piper	Alternative form of pipor
4	Proto-West Germanic	piper	—
5	Latin	piper	pepper
6	Ancient Greek	πέπερι	pepper; black pepper
7	Sanskrit	पिप्पलि	berry; peppercorn; long pepper
8	Sanskrit	पिप्पल	berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

via English Wood

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Wood	An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood
2	English	Frog	Alternative form of frog
3	Portuguese	froco	flock
4	Latin	floccus	tuft, wisp of wool
5	Frankish	flokko	down, wool, flock
6	Proto-Germanic	*flukkô	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	plewk-	to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8	Proto-Indo-European	plew-	to fly, flow, run

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