Where does “cucumber” come from?

cucumber (Middle English) comes from Old French cocombre, from Latin cucumis, from Sumerian 𒄾 — fat-tailed sheep.

Ancestry of “cucumber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcocombrecucumber
2LatincucumisArmenian cucumber, snake melon, vegetable melon,...
3Sumerian𒄾fat-tailed sheep
Every word from Sumerian 𒄾 →Every word from Latin cucumis →Every word from Old French cocombre →