Where does “marmelada” come from?

marmelada (Portuguese) comes from Galician marmelo, from Old Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimelum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

marmelada (Portuguese): quince jam, quince cheese

Definitions

quince jam, quince cheese

Ancestry of “marmelada”, step by step

marmelada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician marmelo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Galician	marmelo	quince
2	Old Portuguese	marmelo	—
3	Latin	melimelum	honey apple, sweet apple
4	Ancient Greek	μελίμηλον	geniting, a variety of apple
5	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meh₁l-	small animal”; small animal

via Portuguese marmelo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	marmelo	quince
2	Latin	melimēlum	a sweet kind of apple

Words derived from “marmelada”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον →