Where does “mielo” come from?
mielo (Esperanto) comes from French miel, from Middle French miel, from Old French miel, from Vulgar Latin *melem, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.
mielo (Esperanto): honey
Definitions
- honey
Ancestry of “mielo”, step by step
mielo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French miel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | miel | honey |
| 2 | Middle French | miel | honey sticky sweet substance |
| 3 | Old French | miel | honey |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *melem | — |
| 5 | Latin | mel | honey; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mélit | honey |
via Italian miele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | miele | honey; sweetness; pale yellow colour |