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