Where does “melonade” come from?
melonade (English) comes from English Ade, from English lemonade, from French limonade, from Italian limonata, from Italian limonare, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو.
melonade (English): A drink made from melons; A glass of this drink
Definitions
- A drink made from melons; A glass of this drink
Ancestry of “melonade”, step by step
melonade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ade | A drink made from a fruit, especially a fizzy one |
| 2 | English | lemonade | A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon,... |
| 3 | French | limonade | Lemonade; a serving of lemonade; A soda with a... |
| 4 | Italian | limonata | feminine singular of limonato; lemonade;... |
| 5 | Italian | limonare | to exchange amorous comments, caresses, etc. with... |
| 6 | Italian | limone | lemon |
| 7 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 8 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 9 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 10 | Mundari | lembu | — |
via English melon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | melon | Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae... |
| 2 | Old French | melon | melon (fruit) |
| 3 | Latin | melonem | accusative singular of mēlō |
| 4 | Latin | melopeponem | A type of pumpkin |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |