Where does “kryddpepparträd” come from?
kryddpepparträd (Swedish) comes from Swedish kryddpeppar, from Swedish peppar, from Old Norse piparr, from Old Saxon *pipar, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
kryddpepparträd (Swedish): allspice tree, Pimenta dioica
Definitions
- allspice tree, Pimenta dioica
Ancestry of “kryddpepparträd”, step by step
kryddpepparträd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kryddpeppar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kryddpeppar | allspice (spice) |
| 2 | Swedish | peppar | pepper |
| 3 | Old Norse | piparr | pepper |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *pipar | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *pipar | pepper |
| 6 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 9 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |