Where does “nespereira” come from?

nespereira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nêspera, from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον — medlar.

nespereira (Portuguese): Either of two trees which produce a fruit known...

Definitions

  1. Either of two trees which produce a fruit known...

Ancestry of “nespereira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesenêsperaThe loquat; The medlar
2LatinmespilumThe medlar
3Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar
Every word from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον →Every word from Latin mespilum →Every word from Portuguese nêspera →