πέπερι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From an Indo-Aryan source; compare Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pé.pe.ri/ → /ˈpe.pe.ri/ → /ˈpe.pe.ri/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pé.pe.ri/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.pe.ri/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.pe.ri/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.pe.ri/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.pe.ri/

Noun

πέπερι • (péperi) n (genitive πεπέρεως or πεπέριος or πεπέριδος)

1. pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae)
2. (specifically) black pepper (Piper nigrum)
3. pepper (spice)

Descendants

• Greek: πιπέρι (pipéri) (see there for further descendants); πιπεριά (piperiá)
• → Latin: piper (see there for further descendants)
• →⇒ New Latin: peperomia