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Where does “pisi” come from?

pisi (Latin) comes from Latin pisum, from Ancient Greek πίσον, from Ancient Greek πίσος — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".

pisi (Latin): genitive singular of pisum

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of pisum

Ancestry of “pisi”, step by step

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