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Where does “meslier” come from?

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

Ancestry of “meslier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmedle—
2LatinmespilumThe medlar
3Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar

Words derived from “meslier”

  • medlar
  • medeler
  • medler
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