Where does “watermelonade” come from?
watermelonade (English) comes from English watermelon, 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.
watermelonade (English): A sweetened watermelon drink
Definitions
- A sweetened watermelon drink
Ancestry of “watermelonade”, step by step
watermelonade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English watermelon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | watermelon | A plant of the species "Citrullus lanatus",... |
| 2 | English | melon | Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae... |
| 3 | Old French | melon | melon (fruit) |
| 4 | Latin | melonem | accusative singular of mēlō |
| 5 | Latin | melopeponem | A type of pumpkin |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 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- | — |
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 | — |