Where does “marmalady” come from?
marmalady (English) comes from English marmalade, from Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada, from Galician marmelo, from Old Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimelum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον, from Ancient Greek μῆλον — small animal”; small animal.
marmalady (English): Covered with marmalade; Similar to marmalade
Definitions
- Covered with marmalade; Similar to marmalade
Ancestry of “marmalady”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | marmalade | Citrus fruit variant of jam but distinguished by... |
| 2 | Middle French | marmelade | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | marmelada | quince jam, quince cheese |
| 4 | Galician | marmelo | quince |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | marmelo | — |
| 6 | Latin | melimelum | honey apple, sweet apple |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μελίμηλον | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |