Etymology Explorer
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Where does “cogombro” come from?
cogombro (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin cucumis, from Sumerian 𒄾 — fat-tailed sheep.
Ancestry of “cogombro”, 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 “cogombro”
cogombro
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