Where does “cucurbituril” come from?

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

cucurbituril (English): Any of a class of macrocyclic molecules...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of macrocyclic molecules...

Ancestry of “cucurbituril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcucurbitAny member of the "Cucurbita" genus of gourds; A...
2Middle Englishcocurbite—
3Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt
Every word from Latin cucurbita →Every word from Middle English cocurbite →Every word from English cucurbit →