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Where does “paîvre” come from?

paîvre (Norman) comes from Old French peivre, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

paîvre (Norman): pepper

Definitions

  1. pepper

Ancestry of “paîvre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpeivre—
2Latinpiperpepper
3Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
4Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Words derived from “paîvre”

  • paîvriyi
  • paîvriéthe
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