Etymology of the English word pepperbox
the English word
pepperboxderived from 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)
derived from the English word
boxderived from the Classical Latin word
buxus (boxwood; a box tree; instrument)
derived from the Greek word
puxosderived from the Late Latin word
buxisderived from the Greek word
puxis, πυξίς
derived from the Greek word
puxosDerivations in other languages
Italian
pepperboxUsage
Word found in Modern English
