Where does “pepenoaie” come from?

pepenoaie (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-.

pepenoaie (Romanian): melon variety

Definitions

  1. melon variety

Ancestry of “pepenoaie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpepenemelon, specifically "Cucumis melo"; watermelon;...
2Latinpepōmelon (picked ripe)
3Ancient Greekπέπωνripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti