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Where does “mesdle” come from?

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

mesdle (Old French): medlar fruit

Definitions

  1. medlar fruit

Ancestry of “mesdle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmespilumThe medlar
2Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar

Words derived from “mesdle”

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