Where does “melón” come from?
melón (Faroese) comes from Danish 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-.
melón (Faroese): melon
Ancestry of “melón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | melon | melon |
| 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- | — |