Etymology of the English word watermelon
the English word
watermelonderived from the English word
waterderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*watarderived from the English word
melonderived from the Old French word
melonderived from the Latin word
melonemderived from the Latin word
melo (melon)
derived from the Latin word
melopepo (watermelon)
derived from the Greek word
melopeponderived from the Greek word
melon, μῆλον
derived from the Greek word
peponUsage
Word found in Modern English
