Where does “mele” come from?

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

mele (Italian): plural of mela

Definitions

  1. plural of mela

Ancestry of “mele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmelaapple
2Latinmālumevil, adversity, hardship, misfortune, calamity, disaster, mischief
3Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “mele”

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