Where does “melissene” come from?

melissene (English) comes from English melissic, from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα, from Ancient Greek μέλισσᾰ — bee.

melissene (English): melene

Definitions

  1. melene

Ancestry of “melissene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmelissicRelated to beewax
2Ancient GreekΜέλισσαbee
3Ancient Greekμέλισσᾰbee
Every word from Ancient Greek μέλισσᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα →Every word from English melissic →