Where does “nèfle” come from?

nèfle (French) comes from Vulgar Latin nespirum, from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον — medlar.

nèfle (French): medlar

Definitions

  1. medlar

Ancestry of “nèfle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinnespirum—
2LatinmespilumThe medlar
3Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar

Words derived from “nèfle”

Every word from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον →Every word from Latin mespilum →Every word from Vulgar Latin nespirum →