Where does “pisello” come from?

pisello (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin pisellum, from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον, from Ancient Greek πίσος — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".

pisello (Italian): pea; cock, pickle

Definitions

  1. pea; cock, pickle

Ancestry of “pisello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpisellum—
2Latinpīsumpea, pease
3Ancient GreekπίσονQuoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of...
4Ancient Greekπίσοςpea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum"

Words derived from “pisello”

Every word from Ancient Greek πίσος →Every word from Ancient Greek πίσον →Every word from Latin pīsum →