Etymograph

English

mandarinquat

Blend of mandarin + kumquat.

A blend of mandarin + kumquat

Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’

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Sanskrit मन्त्र ‘counsel, maxim, mantra’

Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् ‘minister, councillor’

Malay menteri

Portuguese mandarim

English mandarin

Cantonese 金橘

English kumquat

Today it means

noun A citrus tree, a cross between a mandarin and a kumquat, Citrus japonica × Citrus reticulata.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / mandarinquat