Where does “melissa” come from?

melissa (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα, from Ancient Greek μέλισσᾰ — bee.

melissa (Finnish): melissa plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. melissa plant of the genus

Ancestry of “melissa”, step by step

melissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Μέλισσα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜέλισσαbee
2Ancient Greekμέλισσᾰbee

via taxonomic name Melissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1taxonomic nameMelissa—

Words derived from “melissa”

Every word from Ancient Greek μέλισσᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα →