Where does “melissyl” come from?

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

melissyl (English): myricyl

Definitions

  1. myricyl

Ancestry of “melissyl”, 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 →