Where does “마멀레이드” come from?
마멀레이드 (Korean) comes from English marmalade, from Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada, from Galician marmelo, from Old Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimelum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον, from Ancient Greek μῆλον — small animal”; small animal.
마멀레이드 (Korean): marmalade
Definitions
- marmalade
Ancestry of “마멀레이드”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marmalade | Citrus fruit variant of jam but distinguished by... |
| 2 | Middle French | marmelade | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | marmelada | quince jam, quince cheese |
| 4 | Galician | marmelo | quince |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | marmelo | — |
| 6 | Latin | melimelum | honey apple, sweet apple |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μελίμηλον | geniting, a variety of apple |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |