melopepo

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn).

Noun

mēlopepo m

melon, Cucumis melo

Descendants

⇒ Late Latin: mēlō
- Asturian: melón
- Catalan: meló
- Old French: melon
  - → Middle Dutch: melone
    - Afrikaans: meloen
    - Dutch: meloen
  - → Middle English: mē̆loun, melon, milon
    - → English: melon
      - → Japanese: メロン
      - → Korean: 멜론 (mellon)
      - → Welsh: melon
  - French: melon
  - Norman: m'lon
- Galician: melón
- Italian: melone
  - → German: Melone
- Occitan: melon
- Piedmontese: mëlon, mlon
- Portuguese: melão
- Romagnol: mlon, mlôn, mlōn
- Spanish: melón
→ Irish: mealbhacán

References

“melopepo” in Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary

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