Where does “melissa” come from?

melissa (English) comes from Late Latin melissa, from Ancient Greek μέλισσα, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

melissa (English): A plant of the genus "Melissa", especially lemon...

Definitions

  1. A plant of the genus "Melissa", especially lemon...

Ancestry of “melissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmelissa—
2Ancient Greekμέλισσαbee; honey; poet
3Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλισσα →