Etymology Explorer
› Old Occitan
Where does “cocombre” come from?
cocombre (Old Occitan) comes from Latin cucumis, from Sumerian 𒄾 — fat-tailed sheep.
Ancestry of “cocombre”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
cucumis
Armenian cucumber, snake melon, vegetable melon,...
2
Sumerian
𒄾
fat-tailed sheep
Words derived from “cocombre”
cocombre
Every word from Sumerian 𒄾 →
Every word from Latin cucumis →