Pisum
/ˈpiːzəm/noun
A genus of flowering plants in the pea family, including the common pea.
Did you know?The Latin *pisum* is the source of the scientific genus name *Pisum* and is one of the ancient plant words that survived almost unchanged into modern taxonomy.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peis-
“A root meaning 'pea' or 'pea-like seed'.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
πίσον (píson)
“A pea.”
Classical Latin
Latin
pisum
“A pea.”
Old French
Old French
peis / pois
“A pea; later also a collective term for peas.”
Middle English
English
pease
“A pea or peas.”
Modern English
English
pea
“A small round seed of the pea plant, or the plant itself.”