Where does “pisiform” come from?

pisiform (English) comes from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον, from Ancient Greek πίσος — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".

pisiform (English): Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape; A...

Definitions

  1. Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape; A...

Ancestry of “pisiform”, step by step

pisiform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pīsum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīsumpea, pease
2Ancient GreekπίσονQuoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of...
3Ancient Greekπίσοςpea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum"

via French pisiforme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpisiformepisiform

Words derived from “pisiform”

Every word from Ancient Greek πίσος →Every word from Ancient Greek πίσον →Every word from Latin pīsum →