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