Where does “quince” come from?
quince (Middle English) comes from Middle English quynce, from Middle English coyns, from Middle English -es, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
quince (Middle English): Alternative form of quynce
Definitions
- Alternative form of quynce
Ancestry of “quince”, step by step
quince traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English quynce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | quynce | quince; The fruit of this tree |
| 2 | Middle English | coyns | plural of coyn; quinces |
| 3 | Middle English | -es | Alternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Middle English coin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | coin | Alternative form of coyn; quince |
| 2 | Old French | cooing | quince |
| 3 | Late Latin | cotoneum | a quince |
| 4 | Latin | malum cotoneum | Alternative form of mālum cotōnium; quince tree |
| 5 | Latin | malum Cydonium | Cydonian apple |
via Middle English coins
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | coins | — |