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Where does “Pisum” come from?

Pisum (Translingual) comes from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον, from Ancient Greek πίσος — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".

Ancestry of “Pisum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīsum—
2Ancient GreekπίσονQuoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of...
3Ancient Greekπίσοςpea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum"
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