Etymology of the French word concombre
the French word
concombrederived from the Old Provençal word
cocombrederived from the Latin word
cucumis (cucumber; cucumber; kind of marine animal)
Date
The earliest known usage of concombre in French dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
komkommer, English
cucumber, German
Kukumer, Italian
cocomero, Provençal
cogombre
