Where does “pepón” come from?

pepón (Old Spanish) comes from Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

Ancestry of “pepón”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	pepō	—
2	Ancient Greek	πέπων	ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly
3	Proto-Indo-European	pékʷeti	to be cooking; to ripen
4	Proto-Indo-European	pekʷ-	to cook; to ripen
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃-ép-kʷ-	—

Words derived from “pepón”

pepinillo
pepón
pepino
pepino
pepineiro
pepino
pipino

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