After discovering that quince is mela cotogna in Italian (being mela apple) I had the urge to check the etimology of the Spanish word for it (membrillo).
It looks it comes from melimelum, sweet apple.
http://etimologias.dechile.net/?membrillo
Second best etimology ever, the best one is clearly avestruz (ostrich).
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