Where does “bezelye” come from?
bezelye (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish [[پزلیا]] ,[[پزلیه]], [[بزلیا]], [[بزلیه]], from Italian [[pisello]], [[bisello]], from Vulgar Latin pisellum, from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον, from Ancient Greek πίσος — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".
bezelye (Turkish): pea
Definitions
- pea
Ancestry of “bezelye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | [[پزلیا]] ,[[پزلیه]], [[بزلیا]], [[بزلیه]] | — |
| 2 | Italian | [[pisello]], [[bisello]] | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pisellum | — |
| 4 | Latin | pīsum | pea, pease |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πίσον | Quoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πίσος | pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum" |