Where does “μελίλωτον” come from?

μελίλωτον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

μελίλωτον (Ancient Greek): melilot, sweet clover

Definitions

  1. melilot, sweet clover

Ancestry of “μελίλωτον”, step by step

μελίλωτον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μέλι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

via Ancient Greek λωτός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλωτόςname of various fodder plants; white lotus;...
2Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh

Words derived from “μελίλωτον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →