Where does “melonem” come from?

melonem (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin melopeponem, 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-.

Ancestry of “melonem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmelopeponemA type of pumpkin
2Ancient Greekμηλοπέπωνmelon, "Cucumis melo"
3Ancient Greekπέπωνripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “melonem”

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