Where does “μηλοκυδώνιον” come from?

μηλοκυδώνιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

μηλοκυδώνιον (Ancient Greek): quince

Definitions

  1. quince

Ancestry of “μηλοκυδώνιον”, step by step

μηλοκυδώνιον traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μῆλον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
2Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

via Ancient Greek Κυδώνιος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚυδώνιοςCydonian
2Ancient GreekΚυδωνίᾱCydonia, Crete, Greece

via Ancient Greek Κυδωνία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚυδωνίαCydonia; quince-tree

Words derived from “μηλοκυδώνιον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →