Where does “maracatón” come from?

maracatón (Fala) comes from Latin mālum cotōnĭum, from Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

maracatón (Fala): peach fruit

Definitions

  1. peach fruit

Ancestry of “maracatón”, step by step

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