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Where does “kozzana” come from?

kozzana (Old High German) comes from Latin cotoneum, from Latin cydonia, from Ancient Greek Κυδωνία — Cydonia; quince-tree.

Ancestry of “kozzana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincotoneuma quince
2Latincydonia—
3Ancient GreekΚυδωνίαCydonia; quince-tree

Words derived from “kozzana”

  • Quitte
  • quittegelb
  • quiten
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