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Where does “naseberry” come from?

naseberry (English) comes from Spanish níspero, from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον — medlar.

naseberry (English): The sapodilla fruit

Definitions

  1. The sapodilla fruit

Ancestry of “naseberry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnísperomedlar; loquat; sapodilla
2LatinmespilumThe medlar
3Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar
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