Where does “Himbeermarmelade” come from?
Himbeermarmelade (German) comes from German Marmelade, from Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada, from Galician marmelo, from Old Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimelum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον, from Ancient Greek μῆλον — small animal”; small animal.
Himbeermarmelade (German): raspberry jam
Definitions
- raspberry jam
Ancestry of “Himbeermarmelade”, step by step
Himbeermarmelade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Marmelade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Marmelade | jam; marmalade |
| 2 | Middle French | marmelade | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | marmelada | quince jam, quince cheese |
| 4 | Galician | marmelo | quince |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | marmelo | — |
| 6 | Latin | melimelum | honey apple, sweet apple |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μελίμηλον | geniting, a variety of apple |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |
via German Himbeere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Himbeere | raspberry |