English
hydropiper
Hydropiper comes from Ancient Greek ὑδροπέπερι ‘water pepper, hydropiper’, and goes back to πέπερῐ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέπερῐ‘pepper’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑδροπέπεριhudropéperi‘water pepper, hydropiper’
- Englishtodayhydropiper
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέπερῐ‘pepper’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑδροπέπεριhudropéperi‘water pepper, hydropiper’
- Englishtodayhydropiper
Every English word from Ancient Greek πέπερῐ
Today it means
noun Water pepper; a knotweed of species Persicaria hydropiper (formerly Polygonum hydropiper).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πέπερῐ / hydropiper