pease
English
/piːz/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) (alternative form of) pea
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pese (pea, a pea) derived from Old English pise (pea) derived from Latin pisa, pisum (pea) derived from Ancient Greek πίσον.
Origin
Ancient Greek
πίσον
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cod English
- meal English
- nut English
- pea English
- peascod English
- peasemeal English
- *pisellum Latin
- pisa Latin
- pisum Latin
- pīsum Latin
- csicseriborsó Hungarian
- pisello Italian
- pisiforme Italian
- guisantes Spanish, Castilian
- pisiforme Spanish, Castilian
- πίσον Ancient Greek
- πίσος / πίσον Ancient Greek
- pisa Old English
- pise Old English
- mousepese Middle English
- pese Middle English
- pesecod Middle English
- pis Irish
- pois Old French
- pys Welsh