melon
Old French
noun
Definitions
- melon (fruit)
Etymology
Inherited from Latin mēlōnem, mēlō, melo, mēlopepō (type of pumpkin) derived from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (melon).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μηλοπέπων
Gloss
melon
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bittermelon English
- horned melon English
- melon English
- melonade English
- melonal English
- melonette English
- melonhead English
- melonic English
- melonlike English
- melonworm English
- melony English
- muskmelon English
- pineapple melon English
- rockmelon English
- watermelon English
- melo Latin
- melonem Latin
- melopeponem Latin
- mēlopepō Latin
- mēlō Latin
- mēlōnem, mēlō, melo Latin
- melone Italian
- melon French
- melón Spanish, Castilian
- μηλοπέπων Ancient Greek
- μῆλον Ancient Greek
- πέπων Ancient Greek
- メロン Japanese
- mealbhacán Irish
- melon Danish
- vandmelon Danish
- meloun Czech
- meló Catalan, Valencian
- melón Galician
- melon Welsh
- melone Middle Dutch
- melón Faroese
- m'lon Norman
- melon Middle French
- מלפפון Hebrew (modern)
- melon Old Portuguese
- Hami melon Chinese
- 멜론 Korean
- melón Asturian
- melen Tok Pisin
- מלפפון Aramaic
- μηλοπέπων grc-koi
- moulon Antillean Creole
- mlon Romagnol