The story
- Latin · derived fromcotōneum“quince”
- translingual · borrowed fromCotoneaster
- English todaycotoneaster
From translingual Cotoneaster, from Latin cotōneum (“quince”) + -aster.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cotoneaster
Today it means: Any of several erect or creeping shrubs, of the genus Cotoneaster, that have pinkish flowers and red berries. Full definition →
translingual Cotoneaster ← Latin cotōneum