Where does “mālum cotōnĭum” come from?
mālum cotōnĭum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
Ancestry of “mālum cotōnĭum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μηλοκυδώνιον | quince |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |