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Where does “cydonia mala” come from?

cydonia mala (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Κυδωνία — Cydonia; quince-tree.

Ancestry of “cydonia mala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚυδωνίαCydonia; quince-tree

Words derived from “cydonia mala”

  • quince
  • cotoneaster
  • quincelike
  • cotoneum
  • cotoneus
  • quidonia
  • cotogno
  • coing
  • quittegelb
  • Quitte
  • codony
  • codonyer
  • quince
  • coin
  • coins
  • coince
  • cooing
  • ควินซ์
  • kottana
  • kozzana
  • kutina
  • quitina
  • kutinna
  • quiten
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