Etymology of pumpkin

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Origin of pumpkin
Pumpkin is an alteration of pumpion (melon, pumpkin) from the French pompon, from the Latin peponem (nom. pepo) (melon), which is a transliteration of the Greek pepon (melon; πέπων)

 

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In modern Greek:
a) peponi: melon [πεπόνι]

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Etymology of melon

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Origin of melon

Melon comes from the French melon, from the Latin melonem (nom. melo), from melopeponem, (a kind of pumpkin), which is a transliteration of the Greek melopepon (gourd-apple) from melon (apple) + pepon (a kind of gourd).

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From the same root:

French: melon, melongene

Italian:melone, melanzana

Spanish: melon, pepon, melocoton

German: Melone, Melonendistel

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In modern Greek:

a) milo: apple [μήλο]

b) peponi:melon [πεπόνι]

c) melitzana:eggplant [μελιτζάνα]

 

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Etymology of Melissa

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Origin of Melissa

Melissa is a fem. proper name, from the Ionic Greek melissa (honeybee; μέλισσα) (Attic melitta), from meli (honey; μέλι).

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Variants: Mel, Melina, Melinda

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In modern Greek:
a) melissa: bee [μέλισσα]
b) meli: honey [μέλι]

 

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Etymology of marmelade

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Origin of marmelade
Marmelade comes from the French marmelade, from the Portuguese marmelada (quince jelly, marmalade), from marmelo (quince) by dissimilation from the Latin melimelum (sweet apple), which is a transliteration of the Greek melimelon (μελίμηλον), from meli (honey; μέλι ) and melon (apple; μήλο).

From the same root:
Italian: marmelatta
Spanish: marmelada
German: Marmelade
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In modern Greek:

a) marmelada: marmelade [μαρμελάδα]

b) meli: honey [μέλι]

c) milo: apple [μήλο]

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Η marmelade (μαρμελάδα) προέρχεται από το ελληνικό μελίμηλο

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Etymology of chimney.

Origin of chimney.
Chimney derives from the old French cheminee (fire place), from the late Latin (camera) caminata (fireplace, room with a fireplace) from the Latin caminatus, from caminus (hearth, oven, flue), which is a transliteration of the Greek caminos (furnace; κάμινος)

 

From the same root:

French: chiminee.

Italian: camino, camineto.

Spanish: chimenea, cheminea.

German: Kamin

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In modern Greek (Romeika, the language of Romei/Romans/Ρωμηοί)

a) caminos or camini: furnace [κάμινος]

b) camineto: blowtorch [καμινέτο]

c) caminada: chimney [καμινάδα]

 

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Το chimney (καπνοδόχος) προέρχεται από το ελληνικό κάμινος

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