Where does “melong-daga” come from?
melong-daga (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog melon, from Spanish melón, from Latin mēlō, from Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-.
melong-daga (Tagalog): Japanese wild cucumber (Zehneria japonica)
Definitions
- Japanese wild cucumber (Zehneria japonica)
Ancestry of “melong-daga”, step by step
melong-daga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog melon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | melon | melon |
| 2 | Spanish | melón | melon; can of worms |
| 3 | Latin | mēlō | melon, muskmelon |
| 4 | Latin | mēlopepō | a fragrant (at least for its time), quince-shaped, golden-colored variety of melon (sp. Cucumis melo) that appeared in the Roman Empire |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |