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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

melo.

melon (esp. apple-shaped); [Melo => old name for river Nile];

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. melon, muskmelon

    Late-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon) Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pékʷetider. Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn) Koine Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn)bor. Latin mēlopepō Latin melo Shortening of mēlopepō, borrowed from Koine Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn). Attested since about late 4th century CE, since Palladius and the author(s) of Historia Augusta.

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