Where does “marmelo” come from?

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

marmelo (Portuguese): quince

Definitions

  1. quince

Ancestry of “marmelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelimēluma sweet kind of apple
2Ancient Greekμελίμηλονgeniting, a variety of apple
3Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “marmelo”

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