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Where does “quidonia” come from?
quidonia (Latin) comes from Latin cotōneum, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον — quince.
Ancestry of “quidonia”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
cotōneum
a quince (fruit)
2
Ancient Greek
κυδώνιον
quince
Words derived from “quidonia”
quitina
quiten
Quitte
kvitten
kvitteni
quittegelb
Quittenmarmelade
ruusukvitteni
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