Where does “cayennepeppar” come from?

cayennepeppar (Swedish) comes from French poivre de Cayenne, from French poivre, 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...

cayennepeppar (Swedish): cayenne pepper

Definitions

  1. cayenne pepper

Ancestry of “cayennepeppar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoivre de Cayennecayenne pepper
2Frenchpoivrepepper
3Old Frenchpeivre
4Latinpiperpepper
5Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
6Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
7Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलEvery word from Sanskrit पिप्पलिEvery word from Ancient Greek πέπερι