Where does “marmellal” come from?

marmellal (Asturian) comes from Asturian marmiellu, from Latin melimēlum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

marmellal (Asturian): quince (tree)

Definitions

  1. quince (tree)

Ancestry of “marmellal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianmarmielluquince
2Latinmelimēluma sweet kind of apple
3Ancient Greekμελίμηλονgeniting, a variety of apple
4Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλονEvery word from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον