Where does “kvitteni” come from?

kvitteni (Finnish) comes from Swedish kvitten, from Middle High German quiten, from Old High German quitina, from Latin quidonia, from Latin cotōneum, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον — quince.

kvitteni (Finnish): quince

Definitions

  1. quince

Ancestry of “kvitteni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkvittenquince the plant
2Middle High GermanquitenThe quince
3Old High Germanquitina—
4Latinquidonia—
5Latincotōneuma quince (fruit)
6Ancient Greekκυδώνιονquince

Words derived from “kvitteni”

Every word from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον →Every word from Latin cotōneum →Every word from Latin quidonia →