Where does “pasteca” come from?

pasteca (Italian) comes from French pastèque, from Portuguese pateca, from Arabic بَطِيخَة — watermelon.

Ancestry of “pasteca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpastèquewatermelon; boob
2Portuguesepatecawatermelon
3Arabicبَطِيخَةwatermelon
Every word from Arabic بَطِيخَة →Every word from Portuguese pateca →Every word from French pastèque →