Where does “Quittenmarmelade” come from?

Quittenmarmelade (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.

Quittenmarmelade (German): quince jam

Definitions

quince jam

Ancestry of “Quittenmarmelade”, step by step

Quittenmarmelade 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 Quitte

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Quitte	quince
2	Middle High German	quiten	The quince
3	Old High German	quitina	—
4	Latin	quidonia	—
5	Latin	cotōneum	a quince (fruit)
6	Ancient Greek	κυδώνιον	quince

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