Where does “marmelos” come from?

marmelos (Latin) comes from Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimēlum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

marmelos (Latin): quince

Definitions

  1. quince

Ancestry of “marmelos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemarmeloquince
2Latinmelimēluma sweet kind of apple
3Ancient Greekμελίμηλονgeniting, a variety of apple
4Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον →