Where does “Bittermelone” come from?
Bittermelone (German) comes from German bitter, from English bitters, from English bitter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
Bittermelone (German): bitter melon plant and fruit
Definitions
- bitter melon plant and fruit
Ancestry of “Bittermelone”, step by step
Bittermelone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bitter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bitter | bitter; Geschmack; bitter, salzig, sauer, süß;... |
| 2 | English | bitters | plural of bitter; A liquid used in mixed drinks... |
| 3 | English | bitter | Having an acrid taste; Harsh, piercing or... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Melone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Melone | melon plant, fruit |
| 2 | Italian | melone | melon, musk melon |
| 3 | Middle French | melon | — |
| 4 | Old French | melon | melon (fruit) |
| 5 | Latin | melonem | accusative singular of mēlō |
| 6 | Latin | melopeponem | A type of pumpkin |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |