Where does “pisellone” come from?

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

pisellone (Italian): large pea

Definitions

  1. large pea

Ancestry of “pisellone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpisellopea; cock, pickle
2Vulgar Latinpisellum
3Latinpīsumpea, pease
4Ancient GreekπίσονQuoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of...
5Ancient Greekπίσοςpea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum"
Every word from Ancient Greek πίσοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πίσονEvery word from Latin pīsum