Where does “mel” come from?

mel (Catalan) comes from Latin melum, from Latin mālum, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

mel (Catalan): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “mel”, step by step

mel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin melum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelumapple
2Latinmālumevil, adversity, hardship, misfortune, calamity, disaster, mischief
3Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

via Vulgar Latin *melem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*melem—
2Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney

Words derived from “mel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Latin mālum →