Where does “miluçâr” come from?
miluçâr (Friulian) comes from Friulian miluç, from Friulian mêl, from Vulgar Latin melum, from Latin mālum, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
miluçâr (Friulian): apple tree
Ancestry of “miluçâr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Friulian | miluç | apple |
| 2 | Friulian | mêl | apple |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | melum | apple |
| 4 | Latin | mālum | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |