Where does “pepino” come from?

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

pepino (Portuguese): cucumber; problem

Definitions

  1. cucumber; problem

Ancestry of “pepino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpepinocucumber
2Old Spanishpepón—
3Latinpepōmelon (picked ripe)
4Ancient Greekπέπωνripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “pepino”

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