Where does “マスクメロン” come from?

マスクメロン (Japanese) comes from English muskmelon, from English melon, from Old French melon, from Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti.

マスクメロン (Japanese): muskmelon

Definitions

  1. muskmelon

Ancestry of “マスクメロン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuskmelonA type of melon, Cucumis melo subsp. melo, with...
2EnglishmelonAny of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae...
3Old Frenchmelonmelon (fruit)
4Latinmelonemaccusative singular of mēlō
5LatinmelopeponemA type of pumpkin
6Ancient Greekμηλοπέπωνmelon, "Cucumis melo"
7Ancient Greekπέπωνripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti