Where does “marmeleiro” come from?
marmeleiro (Galician) comes from Galician marmelo, from Old Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimelum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
marmeleiro (Galician): quince tree
Ancestry of “marmeleiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | marmelo | quince |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | marmelo | — |
| 3 | Latin | melimelum | honey apple, sweet apple |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μελίμηλον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |