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Where does “pipor” come from?

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

pipor (Old English): pepper

Definitions

  1. pepper

Ancestry of “pipor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pipor”

  • pepper
  • piper
  • pep
  • peppery
  • sandpiper
  • peppy
  • pepperbox
  • peppergrass
  • pepperiness
  • pepperwort
  • pepperer
  • peppiness
  • peppershaker
  • pepperwood
  • pepperless
  • peppernut
  • peppily
  • pepperlike
  • pepful
  • peppadew
  • Pied Piper
  • pep
  • pipere
  • peper
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