Where does “pastèque” come from?

pastèque (French) comes from Portuguese pateca, from Arabic بَطِيخَة — watermelon.

pastèque (French): watermelon; boob

Definitions

  1. watermelon; boob

Ancestry of “pastèque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepatecawatermelon
2Arabicبَطِيخَةwatermelon

Words derived from “pastèque”

Every word from Arabic بَطِيخَة →Every word from Portuguese pateca →