Where does “waatlemoen” come from?
waatlemoen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch watermeloen, from Dutch meloen, from Middle Dutch melone, from Middle French melon, from Old French melon, from Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων.
waatlemoen (Afrikaans): watermelon
Definitions
- watermelon
Ancestry of “waatlemoen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | watermeloen | watermelon |
| 2 | Dutch | meloen | melon |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | melone | — |
| 4 | Middle French | melon | — |
| 5 | Old French | melon | melon (fruit) |
| 6 | Latin | melonem | accusative singular of mēlō |
| 7 | Latin | melopeponem | A type of pumpkin |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |