Where does “melilot” come from?

melilot (English) comes from Latin melilōtos, from Ancient Greek μελίλωτος, from Ancient Greek μελίλωτον, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

melilot (English): A fragrant plant of the genus "Melilotus", often...

Definitions

  1. A fragrant plant of the genus "Melilotus", often...

Ancestry of “melilot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelilōtosmelilot, Melilotus sp
2Ancient Greekμελίλωτος—
3Ancient Greekμελίλωτονmelilot, sweet clover
4Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “melilot”

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