Where does “meliority” come from?

meliority (English) comes from Latin melioritas, from Latin melior, from Proto-Italic meljōs, from Proto-Indo-European mélyōs, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

meliority (English): The state or quality of being better; melioration

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being better; melioration

Ancestry of “meliority”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelioritas—
2Latinmeliorbetter; irregular comparative degree of bonus
3Proto-Italicmeljōs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélyōs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélyōs →