Where does “pepe” come from?

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

pepe (Italian): pepper

Definitions

  1. pepper

Ancestry of “pepe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpiperpepper
2Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
3Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
4Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Words derived from “pepe

Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलEvery word from Sanskrit पिप्पलिEvery word from Ancient Greek πέπερι
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