Where does “мармеладка” come from?
мармеладка (Russian) comes from Russian мармелад, from French marmelade, from Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada, from Galician marmelo, from Old Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimelum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον — small animal”; small animal.
мармеладка (Russian): fruit jelly candy
Definitions
- fruit jelly candy
Ancestry of “мармеладка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мармелад | marmalade, fruit jelly; fruit jelly candy |
| 2 | French | marmelade | marmalade |
| 3 | Middle French | marmelade | — |
| 4 | Portuguese | marmelada | quince jam, quince cheese |
| 5 | Galician | marmelo | quince |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | marmelo | — |
| 7 | Latin | melimelum | honey apple, sweet apple |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μελίμηλον | geniting, a variety of apple |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |