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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
1Latinmelilōtos—
2Ancient Greekμελίλωτος—
3Ancient Greekμελίλωτονmelilot, sweet clover
4Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “melilot”

  • melilotic acid
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