Where does “cucumber” come from?
Cucumber comes from Middle English cucumber, from Old French cocombre, from Latin cucumis, ultimately from Latin cucuma.
cucumber (English): A vine in the gourd family, "Cucumis sativus";...
Definitions
- A vine in the gourd family, "Cucumis sativus";...
Ancestry of “cucumber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | cucumer | — |
| 2 | Old French | cocombre | cucumber |
| 3 | Latin | cucumis | Armenian cucumber, snake melon, vegetable melon,... |
| 4 | Sumerian | 𒄾 | fat-tailed sheep |
Words derived from “cucumber”