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Where does “mellific” come from?

mellific (English) comes from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

mellific (English): Producing honey

Definitions

  1. Producing honey

Ancestry of “mellific”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney
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