Where does “pisa” come from?

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

pisa (Late Latin): nominative plural of pisum; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of pisum; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “pisa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pisa

Every word from Ancient Greek πίσοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πίσονEvery word from Latin pīsum