Where does “herkkumeloni” come from?
herkkumeloni (Finnish) comes from Finnish meloni, from Swedish melon, from Italian melone, from Middle French melon, from Old French melon, from Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων.
herkkumeloni (Finnish): cantaloupe
Definitions
- cantaloupe
Ancestry of “herkkumeloni”, step by step
herkkumeloni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish meloni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meloni | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 2 | Swedish | melon | melon |
| 3 | Italian | melone | melon, musk melon |
| 4 | Middle French | melon | — |
| 5 | Old French | melon | melon (fruit) |
| 6 | Latin | melonem | accusative singular of mēlō |
| 7 | Latin | melopeponem | A type of pumpkin |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |