Where does “quiten” come from?

quiten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German quitina, from Latin quidonia, from Latin cotōneum, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον — quince.

quiten (Middle High German): The quince

Definitions

  1. The quince

Ancestry of “quiten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanquitina—
2Latinquidonia—
3Latincotōneuma quince (fruit)
4Ancient Greekκυδώνιονquince

Words derived from “quiten”

Every word from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον →Every word from Latin cotōneum →Every word from Latin quidonia →