Where does “pepenaș” come from?
pepenaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian pepene, from Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
pepenaș (Romanian): small watermelon
Definitions
- small watermelon
Ancestry of “pepenaș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pepene | melon, specifically "Cucumis melo"; watermelon;... |
| 2 | Latin | pepō | melon (picked ripe) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |