Where does “μηλολόνθη” come from?
μηλολόνθη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
μηλολόνθη (Ancient Greek): cockchafer
Ancestry of “μηλολόνθη”, step by step
μηλολόνθη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μῆλον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |
via Ancient Greek ὄλλυμι
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὄλλυμι | I destroy, make an end of; I lose; to perish,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃elh₁- | to fall, to collapse; to destroy/be destroyed |
Words derived from “μηλολόνθη”