Etymograph

English

long pepper

Long pepper comes from Middle English long peper.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500long peper
  2. Englishtodaylong pepper

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500long peper
  2. Englishtodaylong pepper

Equivalent to long + pepper

Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’

Proto-Germanic *langaz ‘long’

Proto-West Germanic *lang ‘long’

Old English lang ‘long, tall, lasting’

Middle English long

English long

Ancient Greek πέπερι

Latin piper

Proto-West Germanic *pipar

Old English piper

Middle English peper

English pepper

Every English word from Middle English long peper

Today it means

noun The flowering vine Piper longum in the genus Piper (pepper) of family Piperaceae, cultivated for its characteristically long fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English long peper / long pepper

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