Where does “medlar” come from?

medlar (English) comes from Middle English medler, from Old French medler, from Old French medlé, from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον — medlar.

medlar (English): "Mespilus germanica", common medlar; Any tree of...

Definitions

  1. "Mespilus germanica", common medlar; Any tree of...

Ancestry of “medlar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmedlerThe common medlar or its fruit
2Old FrenchmedlerAlternative form of mesler
3Old Frenchmedlémixed; intermixed; past participle of medler
4LatinmespilumThe medlar
5Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar
Every word from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον →Every word from Latin mespilum →Every word from Old French medlé →