Where does “cucurbit” come from?

cucurbit (English) comes from Middle English cocurbite, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

cucurbit (English): Any member of the "Cucurbita" genus of gourds; A...

Definitions

  1. Any member of the "Cucurbita" genus of gourds; A...

Ancestry of “cucurbit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcocurbite—
2Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt

Words derived from “cucurbit”

Every word from Latin cucurbita →Every word from Middle English cocurbite →