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Where does “görögdinnye” come from?

görögdinnye (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian görög, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

görögdinnye (Hungarian): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “görögdinnye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariangörögGreek, Grecian; Greek; to roll
2LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
3Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
4Ancient Greekγραῖα—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “görögdinnye”

  • görögdinnyék
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