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

meslier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French medle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmedlemixed; intermixed
2LatinmespilumThe medlar
3Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar

via Old French mesdle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmesdlemedlar fruit

Words derived from “meslier”

Every word from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον →Every word from Latin mespilum →Every word from Old French medle →