Where does “pepino” come from?

pepino (Spanish) comes 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 (Spanish): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “pepino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpepón—
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-—

Words derived from “pepino”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti →