Where does “αγγουριά” come from?

αγγουριά (Greek) comes from Greek αγγούρι, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριν — cucumber.

αγγουριά (Greek): cucumber plant

Definitions

  1. cucumber plant

Ancestry of “αγγουριά”, step by step

αγγουριά traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek αγγούρι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαγγούριcucumber; stinker; twerp, nerd
2Byzantine Greekἀγγούρινcucumber

via Greek ιά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekιά

Words derived from “αγγουριά

Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούρινEvery word from Greek αγγούρι