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Where does “pepon” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pepon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpeponemaccusative singular of pepō
2Latinpepopumpkin, large melon
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 “pepon”

  • pumpkin
  • pumpkinseed
  • pomelo
  • pumpkiny
  • pumpkinlike
  • pumpkinification
  • pampelmoes
  • pumpion
  • pumpkineer
  • pumpkinless
  • pomelo
  • pompelmo
  • pamplemousse
  • pomelo
  • pamplemoussier
  • pomélo
  • Pampelmuse
  • pomelo
  • パンプキン
  • pompelmoes
  • pompoen
  • puimcean
  • pompon
  • pamkin
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