Where does “pomélo” come from?
pomélo (French) comes from English pomelo, from Dutch pompelmoes, from Dutch pompoen, from Middle French pompon, from Latin peponem, from Latin pepo, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti.
pomélo (French): grapefruit; pomelo
Ancestry of “pomélo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pomelo | The large fruit of the "Citrus maxima" , native... |
| 2 | Dutch | pompelmoes | pomelo |
| 3 | Dutch | pompoen | pumpkin |
| 4 | Middle French | pompon | melon; cucumber; decorative tassel |
| 5 | Latin | peponem | accusative singular of pepō |
| 6 | Latin | pepo | pumpkin, large melon |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
Words derived from “pomélo”