Where does “melo” come from?
melo (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin melus, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
melo (Italian): apple tree, apple
Definitions
- apple tree, apple
Ancestry of “melo”, step by step
melo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin melus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | melus | apple tree |
| 2 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |
via Ancient Greek μέλος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μέλος | part of a body, limb, member, part; part of a... |