Where does “long peper” come from?
long peper (Middle English) comes from Middle English peper, from Old English piper, from Proto-West Germanic piper, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
long peper (Middle English): long pepper the fruit of the plant
Definitions
- long pepper the fruit of the plant
Ancestry of “long peper”, step by step
long peper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English peper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | peper | pepper; The plant that produces the fruit... |
| 2 | Old English | piper | Alternative form of pipor |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | piper | — |
| 4 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 7 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |