Where does “Malte” come from?

Malte (French) comes from Latin Melite, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

Malte (French): Malta

Definitions

  1. Malta

Ancestry of “Malte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMelite
2LatinMelita
3Ancient GreekΜελίτη
4Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélidEvery word from Ancient Greek μέλιEvery word from Ancient Greek Μελίτη
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