Where does “honungsmelon” come from?
honungsmelon (Swedish) comes from Swedish melon, from Italian melone, from Middle French melon, from Old French melon, from Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων, from Ancient Greek πέπων.
honungsmelon (Swedish): canary melon
Definitions
- canary melon
Ancestry of “honungsmelon”, step by step
honungsmelon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish melon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | melon | melon |
| 2 | Italian | melone | melon, musk melon |
| 3 | Middle French | melon | — |
| 4 | Old French | melon | melon (fruit) |
| 5 | Latin | melonem | accusative singular of mēlō |
| 6 | Latin | melopeponem | A type of pumpkin |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 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 Swedish honung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | honung | honey |
| 2 | Old Norse | hunang | honey |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |