Where does “paddymelon” come from?
paddymelon (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-.
paddymelon (English): Alternative form of pademelon
Definitions
- Alternative form of pademelon
Ancestry of “paddymelon”, step by step
paddymelon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English Paddy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Paddy | An Irish person |
| 2 | Irish | Pádraig | Patrick |
| 3 | Latin | Pātricius | patrician, noble |
| 4 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |