Where does “mispill” come from?

mispill (Icelandic) comes from Danish mispel, from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον — medlar.

mispill (Icelandic): cotoneaster

Definitions

  1. cotoneaster

Ancestry of “mispill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmispel—
2LatinmespilumThe medlar
3Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar
Every word from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον →Every word from Latin mespilum →Every word from Danish mispel →
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