Where does “melony” come from?
melony (English) comes from English melon, from Old French melon, from Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-.
melony (English): Resembling melons, melon-like; Of, or pertaining...
Definitions
- Resembling melons, melon-like; Of, or pertaining...
Ancestry of “melony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | melon | Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae... |
| 2 | Old French | melon | melon |
| 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- | — |