Where does “tangelo” come from?
tangelo (English) comes from English pomelo, from Dutch pompelmoes, from Dutch pompoen, from Middle French pompon, from Latin peponem, from Latin pepo, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti.
tangelo (English): A citrus fruit that is a cross between a...
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Ancestry of “tangelo”, step by step
tangelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pomelo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pomelo | The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. Citrus grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh |
| 2 | Dutch | pompelmoes | pomelo |
| 3 | Dutch | pompoen | pumpkin |
| 4 | Middle French | pompon | melon; cucumber; decorative tassel |
| 5 | Latin | peponem | accusative singular of pepō |
| 6 | Latin | pepo | pumpkin, large melon |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |