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Where does “medler” come from?

medler (Old French) comes from Old French medlé, from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον — medlar.

medler (Old French): Alternative form of mesler

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mesler

Ancestry of “medler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmedlémixed; intermixed; past participle of medler
2LatinmespilumThe medlar
3Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar

Words derived from “medler”

  • intermeddle
  • medlar
  • intermeddler
  • intermeddlement
  • intermeddlesome
  • medler
  • medeler
  • entremedler
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