Where does “melocotonero” come from?

melocotonero (Spanish) 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.

melocotonero (Spanish): peach tree

Definitions

  1. peach tree

Ancestry of “melocotonero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmelocotónpeach
2Latinmālum cotōnĭumthe quince, fruit of the Cydonia
3Ancient Greekμηλοκυδώνιονquince
4Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλονEvery word from Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον
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