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Where does “cucumer” come from?

cucumer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French concombre, from Latin cucumis, from Sumerian 𒄾 — fat-tailed sheep.

Ancestry of “cucumer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchconcombre—
2LatincucumisArmenian cucumber, snake melon, vegetable melon,...
3Sumerian𒄾fat-tailed sheep

Words derived from “cucumer”

  • komkommertijd
  • komkommer
  • zeekomkommer
  • komkommer
  • komkommer
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