Where does “rosary pea” come from?
rosary pea (English) comes from English rosary, from Latin rosarium, from Latin rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
rosary pea (English): A leguminous plant, of species Abrus precatorius, or its round, red, poisonous seeds which are sometimes used as beads
Definitions
- A leguminous plant, of species Abrus precatorius, or its round, red, poisonous seeds which are sometimes used as beads
Ancestry of “rosary pea”, step by step
rosary pea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rosary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rosary | Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep... |
| 2 | Latin | rosarium | a rose-garden; a rosary |
| 3 | Latin | rosa | a rose; dear, rose, sweetheart, love; a word of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 5 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English pea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pea | Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others |
| 2 | English | pease | To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile |
| 3 | Middle English | pese | A pea; The leguminous plant Pisum sativum;... |
| 4 | Old English | pise | pea |
| 5 | Late Latin | pisa | nominative plural of pisum; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | pīsum | pea, pease |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πίσον | Quoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πίσος | pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum" |