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Where does “peppiness” come from?

peppiness (English) comes from English peppy, 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...

peppiness (English): The quality of being peppy

Definitions

  1. The quality of being peppy

Ancestry of “peppiness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeppyFull of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous;...
2EnglishpepTo inject with energy and enthusiasm; Energy,...
3EnglishpepperA plant of the family Piperaceae; A spice...
4Middle Englishpeperpepper; The plant that produces the fruit...
5Old EnglishpiperAlternative form of pipor
6Proto-West Germanicpiper—
7Latinpiperpepper
8Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
9Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
10Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
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