Where does “mela” come from?

mela (Italian) comes from Latin mālum, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

mela (Italian): apple

Definitions

  1. apple

Ancestry of “mela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmālumevil, adversity, hardship, misfortune, calamity, disaster, mischief
2Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “mela”

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