Where does “Pepo” come from?

Pepo (Translingual) 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-.

Pepo (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Pepo”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →