pois

French

noun

Definitions

pea
polka dot

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pois inherited from Latin pisum (pea) derived from Ancient Greek πίσος / πίσον.

Origin

Ancient Greek

πίσος / πίσον

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*pisellum Latin
*postius Latin
*pēsum Latin
pisa Latin
pisum Latin
csicseriborsó Hungarian
pisiforme Italian
pois Italian
guisantes Spanish, Castilian
pisiforme Spanish, Castilian
πίσον Ancient Greek
πίσος / πίσον Ancient Greek
pois Old French
pys Welsh
poix Middle French
puis Middle French
pwa Haitian, Haitian Creole