Where does “almendreira” come from?

almendreira (Mirandese) comes from Mirandese almendra, from Vulgar Latin amendla, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη — almond; peach stone.

almendreira (Mirandese): almond tree

Definitions

  1. almond tree

Ancestry of “almendreira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mirandesealmendraalmond
2Vulgar Latinamendla—
3Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
4Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη →Every word from Latin amygdala →Every word from Vulgar Latin amendla →