Pip
/pɪp/noun
A small seed or hard core, especially of a fruit; also a small spot or mark.
Did you know?English pip is historically connected to the idea of a small seed or kernel, and that same ancient root also survives in words like pepper and pebble through different branches of Indo-European history.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pep-
“a kernel, seed, or small lump”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*pip-
“a small spot or seed-like thing”
Old English
English
pip
“a seed, kernel, or small spot”
Middle English
English
pip
“a seed of fruit; later, a small mark or spot”
Modern English
English
pip
“a small seed, hard core, or spot”