Where does “gourdification” come from?

gourdification (English) comes from English gourd, from Middle English gourde, from Old French gourde, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

gourdification (English): pumpkinification

Definitions

  1. pumpkinification

Ancestry of “gourdification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgourdAny of the trailing or climbing vines producing...
2Middle EnglishgourdeA plant of the family Cucurbitaceae; a gourd or similar plant
3Old Frenchgourde—
4Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt
Every word from Latin cucurbita →