Where does “pepperóní” come from?

pepperóní (Icelandic) comes from English pepperoni, from Italian peperone, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

pepperóní (Icelandic): pepperoni sausage

Definitions

  1. pepperoni sausage

Ancestry of “pepperóní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpepperoniA spicy salami-style Italian-American sausage;...
2Italianpeperonebell pepper, sweet pepper; capsicum
3Latinpiperpepper
4Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
6Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलEvery word from Sanskrit पिप्पलिEvery word from Ancient Greek πέπερι