Where does “peivre” come from?
peivre (Old French) comes from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
Ancestry of “peivre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |
Words derived from “peivre”