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pippali
Sanskrit · ancient
"pepper plant"
the name for the long pepper spice plant
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peperi
Greek · ancient
"pepper"
adopted through spice trade routes to the Mediterranean
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piper
Latin · ancient
"pepper"
carried across the Roman spice trade
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pipor
Old English · medieval
"pepper"
borrowed early into English from Latin
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