Etymology of the French word paprika
the French word
paprikaderived from the Hungarian word
paprikaderived from the Serbian word
paprikaderived from the Serbian word
paparderived from the Slavic root
*piprŭderived from the Classical Latin word
piper (pepper)
derived from the Greek word
peperi, πέπερι
derived from the Sanskrit word
pippalī (long pepper)
Date
The earliest known usage of paprika in French dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
paprika, English
paprika, German
Paprika, Norwegian
paprika, Swedish
paprika
