Where does “chiper” come from?
chiper (French) comes from Romanian piper, from Bulgarian пипе́р, from Proto-Slavic pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
chiper (French): to pinch; to steal; to rob
Definitions
- to pinch; to steal; to rob
Ancestry of “chiper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | piper | — |
| 2 | Bulgarian | пипе́р | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pьpьrь | pepper |
| 4 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 7 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |
Words derived from “chiper”