Where does “Pfeffer” come from?

Pfeffer (German) comes 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...

Pfeffer (German): pepper; pep; intensity

Definitions

  1. pepper; pep; intensity

Ancestry of “Pfeffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpfeffer—
2Old High Germanpfeffarpepper
3Proto-West Germanic*piparpepper
4Latinpiperpepper
5Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
6Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
7Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Words derived from “Pfeffer”

Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Ancient Greek πέπερι →