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

  1. marmalade

Ancestry of “마멀레이드”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarmaladeCitrus fruit variant of jam but distinguished by...
2Middle Frenchmarmelade
3Portuguesemarmeladaquince jam, quince cheese
4Galicianmarmeloquince
5Old Portuguesemarmelo
6Latinmelimelumhoney apple, sweet apple
7Ancient Greekμελίμηλονgeniting, a variety of apple
8Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
9Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλονEvery word from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον