Where does “помело” come from?
помело (Russian) comes from German Pomelo, from English pomelo, from Dutch pompelmoes, from Dutch pompoen, from Middle French pompon, from Latin peponem, from Latin pepo, from Ancient Greek πέπων.
помело (Russian): broom
Definitions
- broom
Ancestry of “помело”, step by step
помело traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pomelo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pomelo | pomelo |
| 2 | English | pomelo | The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. Citrus grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh |
| 3 | Dutch | pompelmoes | pomelo |
| 4 | Dutch | pompoen | pumpkin |
| 5 | Middle French | pompon | melon; cucumber; decorative tassel |
| 6 | Latin | peponem | accusative singular of pepō |
| 7 | Latin | pepo | pumpkin, large melon |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via Russian помести
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | помести | to sweep; to snow strongly, to blizzard;... |