myEtymology.com: English etymology of peppercorn

Etymology of the English word peppercorn

the English word peppercorn

derived from the English word corn

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gr₀ə-no-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kurnam

derived from the English word pepper

derived 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 Sanskrit word pippalam