Where does “Mauerpfeffer” come from?
Mauerpfeffer (German) comes from German pfeffer, from Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pfeffar, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
Mauerpfeffer (German): stonecrop, sedum (Sedum)
Definitions
- stonecrop, sedum (Sedum)
Ancestry of “Mauerpfeffer”, step by step
Mauerpfeffer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German pfeffer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pfeffer | pepper plant of the family |
| 2 | Middle High German | pfeffer | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pfeffar | pepper |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *pipar | pepper |
| 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 German Mauer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mauer | a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete |
| 2 | Middle High German | mūre | wall |
| 3 | Old High German | mūra | wall |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mūrā | wall |
| 5 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 6 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |