Where does “peper” come from?

peper (Middle English) comes 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...

peper (Middle English): pepper; The plant that produces the fruit...

Definitions

  1. pepper; The plant that produces the fruit...

Ancestry of “peper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishpiperAlternative form of pipor
2Proto-West Germanicpiper—
3Latinpiperpepper
4Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
6Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Words derived from “peper”

Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Ancient Greek πέπερι →