Where does “melon” come from?
Melon comes from Old French melon, from Medieval Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων, ultimately from μῆλον and πέπτω meaning ripened fruit.
melon (English): Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae...
Definitions
- Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae...
Ancestry of “melon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | melon | melon |
| 2 | Latin | melonem | accusative singular of mēlō |
| 3 | Latin | melopeponem | A type of pumpkin |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
Words derived from “melon”