Re: Latin cucurbita "gourd"

From: The Egyptian Chronicles
Message: 68173
Date: 2011-11-02


Dear Rick,
 
The corresponding Arabic word is Abw al-BarAy, which is a kind of gourd (or Arabic qar3-at ) cf. French; gourde and/or courge.
 
see also:
http://www.theegyptianchronicles.com/LINKS/GOURDE.html
 
 
Hope this helps,
 
all the best.
 
Ishinan
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick McCallister
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Latin cucurbita "gourd"

 

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-?