Where does “meloeiro” come from?
meloeiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese melão, from Old Portuguese melon, from Late Latin melo, from Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-.
meloeiro (Portuguese): melon (plant)
Definitions
- melon (plant)
Ancestry of “meloeiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | melão | melon |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | melon | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | melo | Some cucurbit, likely an apple-shaped melon |
| 4 | Latin | mēlopepō | a fragrant (at least for its time), quince-shaped, golden-colored variety of melon (sp. Cucumis melo) that appeared in the Roman Empire |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |