Re: Latin cucurbita "gourd"

From: Rick McCallister
Message: 68163
Date: 2011-11-01

Have you checked Arabic for abobora? It looks like it's passed through
Arabic, if not an Arab word itself < ? al-burbur ???, if such a word exists. Ishinan may be able to help on this.
From: Joao S. Lopes <josimo70@...>
To: Cybalist <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 11:32 AM
Subject: [tied] Latin cucurbita "gourd"

 
Is ther any current etymology for Latin cucurbita "gourd"? It sounds similar to cucumis "cucumber"? Portuguese word <abo´bora> was from Iberic Pre-Roman *apopora. Any possibilty to both <cucurbita> and <apopora, -es> be related? Try apopor- <*popor- < *kWokWor-?

JS Lopes