Where does “pepo” come from?

pepo (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

pepo (Latin): melon (picked ripe)

Definitions

  1. melon (picked ripe)

Ancestry of “pepo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέπωνripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “pepo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →