Where does “marmelo” come from?

marmelo (Galician) comes 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.

marmelo (Galician): quince

Definitions

  1. quince

Ancestry of “marmelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemarmelo—
2Latinmelimelumhoney apple, sweet apple
3Ancient Greekμελίμηλονgeniting, a variety of apple
4Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “marmelo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον →