Where does “mespila” come from?
mespila (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *mespilā, from Latin mespila, from Ancient Greek Μέσπιλα.
mespila (Old High German): The medlar
Ancestry of “mespila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *mespilā | — |
| 2 | Latin | mespila | nominative plural of mespilum; accusative plural... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Μέσπιλα | — |
Words derived from “mespila”