Where does “melone” come from?
melone (Latin) comes from Latin melo, from Latin melopepo, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
melone (Latin): ablative singular of mēlō
Definitions
- ablative singular of mēlō
Ancestry of “melone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | melo | Some cucurbit, likely an apple-shaped melon |
| 2 | Latin | melopepo | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |