Where does “mellifluently” come from?
mellifluently (English) comes from English mellifluent, from Latin mellifluens, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
mellifluently (English): In a mellifluent manner
Definitions
- In a mellifluent manner
Ancestry of “mellifluently”, step by step
mellifluently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mellifluent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mellifluent | Mellifluous |
| 2 | Latin | mellifluens | honey-dropping, flowing with honey, mellifluous |
| 3 | Latin | fluō | to flow, stream, pour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |