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Where does “μῆλον” come from?

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

μῆλον (Ancient Greek): apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast

Definitions

  1. apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast

Ancestry of “μῆλον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “μῆλον”

  • melon
  • watermelon
  • chamomile
  • Philomela
  • camomile
  • muskmelon
  • melony
  • rockmelon
  • chamazulene
  • melonlike
  • melonhead
  • bittermelon
  • melonic
  • prochamazulene
  • horned melon
  • melonette
  • melonade
  • Philomela
  • melo
  • melopeponem
  • marmelos
  • melone
  • chamoemelon
  • melum
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