myEtymology.com: English etymology of medlar

Etymology of the English word medlar

the English word medlar

derived from the Old French word medler

derived from the Classical Latin word miscere (mix, mingle; embroil)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meik-

derived from the French word medle

derived from the Greek word mespile

derived from the Old French word medlier

derived from the Latin word mespilum (medlar tree)

derived from the Old French word meslier

derived from the Old French word mesle

derived from the Late Latin word mespila (medlar-tree)

derived from the Greek word mespile

The earliest known usage of medlar in English dates from the 14th century.

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