Where does “gepfeffert” come from?

gepfeffert (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...

gepfeffert (German): peppery, spicy; exorbitant, expensive

Definitions

  1. peppery, spicy; exorbitant, expensive

Ancestry of “gepfeffert”, step by step

gepfeffert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pfeffer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpfefferpepper plant of the family
2Middle High Germanpfeffer
3Old High Germanpfeffarpepper
4Proto-West Germanic*piparpepper
5Latinpiperpepper
6Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
7Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
8Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

via German ge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangecanton
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलEvery word from Sanskrit पिप्पलिEvery word from Ancient Greek πέπερι