Where does “piz” come from?

piz (Yola) comes from Middle English pese, from Old English pise, from Late Latin pisa, from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον, from Ancient Greek πίσος — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".

piz (Yola): pea

Definitions

  1. pea

Ancestry of “piz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpeseA pea; The leguminous plant Pisum sativum;...
2Old Englishpisepea
3Late Latinpisanominative plural of pisum; accusative plural of...
4Latinpīsumpea, pease
5Ancient GreekπίσονQuoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of...
6Ancient Greekπίσοςpea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum"
Every word from Ancient Greek πίσοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πίσονEvery word from Latin pīsum