Where does “meloni” come from?
meloni (Italian) comes from Italian melone, from Middle French melon, from Old French melon, from Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti.
meloni (Italian): plural of melone
Definitions
- plural of melone
Ancestry of “meloni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | melone | melon, musk melon |
| 2 | Middle French | melon | — |
| 3 | Old French | melon | melon (fruit) |
| 4 | Latin | melonem | accusative singular of mēlō |
| 5 | Latin | melopeponem | A type of pumpkin |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 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- | — |