Where does “melidectes” come from?

melidectes (English) comes from New Latin Melidectes, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

melidectes (English): Any of a number of birds in the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of birds in the genus...

Ancestry of “melidectes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinMelidectes—
2Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →Every word from New Latin Melidectes →