Where does “mesle” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mesle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmespilumThe medlar
2Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar
Every word from Ancient Greek μέσπιλονEvery word from Latin mespilum