Where does “melocotão” come from?

melocotão (Portuguese) comes from Spanish melocotón, from Latin mālum cotōnĭum, from Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

melocotão (Portuguese): peach cultivar

Definitions

peach cultivar

Ancestry of “melocotão”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	melocotón	peach
2	Latin	mālum cotōnĭum	the quince, fruit of the Cydonia
3	Ancient Greek	μηλοκυδώνιον	quince
4	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meh₁l-	small animal”; small animal

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