Where does “melus” come from?

melus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

melus (Latin): apple tree

Definitions

  1. apple tree

Ancestry of “melus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
2Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
3Proto-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 μηλέα →
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