Etymology of the English word pepper
the English word
pepperderived from the Classical Latin word
piper (pepper)
derived from the Greek word
peperi, πέπερι
derived from the Sanskrit word
pippalī (long pepper)
Derivations in English
chilipepper,
pepperbox,
peppermint,
peppershrike,
pepperwood,
pepperwort,
peppery,
pepperbush,
pepperroot,
peppergrass,
peppercorn,
peppered,
pepperingCognates
Dutch
peper, French
poivre, German
Pfeffer, Icelandic
pipar, Italian
pepe, Latin
piper, Lithuanian
pipiras, Polish
pieprz, Swedish
pepparUsage
Word found in Modern English
