pea

pea · noun¹

1. Ancient Greekπίσον (píson)
2. Latinpisum
3. Late Latinpisa
4. Old Englishpise
5. Middle Englishpese
6. Englishpeasebf.
7. English todaypea

Back-formation from pease, an original singular reinterpreted as a plural. Further from Middle English pese (“a pea”), from Old English pise, from Latin pisa, pisum, from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson).

pea · noun²

From having the appearance of a pea (see English etymology 1), the edible seed of Pisum sativum, the pea plant.

pea · noun³

1. Latin · derived frompāvō“peacock”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*pāwô“peacock”
3. Old Norse · derived frompái“peacock”
4. Old English · inherited frompēa
5. Middle English · inherited frompe
6. English todaypea

From Middle English pe, po, poue, pa, paue, from Old English pēa, pāwa (“peacock”) (compare Old English pāwe (“peahen”)) and Old Norse pái (“peacock”), both from Proto-Germanic *pāwô (“peacock”), from Latin pāvō (“peacock”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Pau, West Frisian pau, Dutch pauw, German Pfau. Doublet of Pavo.

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