Where does “akvomelono” come from?
akvomelono (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto akvo, from Italian acqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
akvomelono (Esperanto): watermelon
Definitions
- watermelon
Ancestry of “akvomelono”, step by step
akvomelono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto akvo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | akvo | water |
| 2 | Italian | acqua | water; lane; inflection of acquare: ##... |
| 3 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |
via Esperanto melono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | melono | melon |