Where does “hunajameloni” come from?
hunajameloni (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.
hunajameloni (Finnish): Canary melon melon of the inodorus group of cultivars of
Definitions
- Canary melon melon of the inodorus group of cultivars of
Ancestry of “hunajameloni”, step by step
hunajameloni 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- | — |