Where does “melarancia” come from?
melarancia (Italian) comes from Italian arancia, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra — date palm.
melarancia (Italian): sweet orange, "Citrus sinensis"
Definitions
- sweet orange, "Citrus sinensis"
Ancestry of “melarancia”, step by step
melarancia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian arancia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | arancia | orange |
| 2 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 3 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 5 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 6 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 7 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 8 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 9 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |
via Italian mela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mela | apple |
| 2 | Latin | mālum | evil, adversity, hardship, misfortune, calamity, disaster, mischief |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |
via Old Italian melarancio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Italian | melarancio | — |