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Where does “pis” come from?

pis (Irish) comes from Late Latin pisa, from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον, from Ancient Greek πίσος — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".

pis (Irish): pea

Definitions

  1. pea

Ancestry of “pis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpisanominative plural of pisum; accusative plural of...
2Latinpīsum—
3Ancient GreekπίσονQuoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of...
4Ancient Greekπίσοςpea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum"
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