Where does “verkkomeloni” come from?
verkkomeloni (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.
verkkomeloni (Finnish): cantaloupe, netted melon; rockmelon AUS, NZ, Cucumis melo ssp. melo var. cantalupensis/reticulata cultivar of melon with orange flesh and thin yellowish-green peel covered with netted pattern
Definitions
- cantaloupe, netted melon; rockmelon AUS, NZ, Cucumis melo ssp. melo var. cantalupensis/reticulata cultivar of melon with orange flesh and thin yellowish-green peel covered with netted pattern
Ancestry of “verkkomeloni”, step by step
verkkomeloni 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- | — |