Where does “cogombre” come from?

cogombre (Old Occitan) comes from Latin cucumis, from Sumerian 𒄾 — fat-tailed sheep.

Ancestry of “cogombre”, step by step

cogombre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cucumis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincucumisArmenian cucumber, snake melon, vegetable melon,...
2Sumerian𒄾fat-tailed sheep

via Latin cucumerem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincucumeremaccusative singular of cucumis
Every word from Sumerian 𒄾 →Every word from Latin cucumis →