Where does “melicotoner” come from?

melicotoner (Catalan) comes from Catalan melicotó, from Spanish melocotón, from Latin mālum cotōnĭum, from Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

melicotoner (Catalan): peach tree

Definitions

  1. peach tree

Ancestry of “melicotoner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmelicotópeach
2Spanishmelocotónpeach
3Latinmālum cotōnĭumthe quince, fruit of the Cydonia
4Ancient Greekμηλοκυδώνιονquince
5Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6Proto-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 μηλοκυδώνιον