Where does “cocombre” come from?
cocombre (Norman) comes from Old French cocombre, from Latin cucumis, from Sumerian 𒄾 — fat-tailed sheep.
cocombre (Norman): cucumber
Ancestry of “cocombre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | cocombre | cucumber |
| 2 | Latin | cucumis | Armenian cucumber, snake melon, vegetable melon,... |
| 3 | Sumerian | 𒄾 | fat-tailed sheep |