Where does “pepita” come from?

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

pepita (Spanish): pepita; nugget, especially of gold or platinum

Definitions

  1. pepita; nugget, especially of gold or platinum

Ancestry of “pepita”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pepita”

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