Where does “mélèze” come from?

mélèze (French) comes from Franco-Provençal melèzo, from Old Occitan melice, from Latin larix, from Ancient Greek λάριξ, from Proto-Celtic daru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

mélèze (French): larch, larch tree

Definitions

  1. larch, larch tree

Ancestry of “mélèze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Franco-Provençalmelèzolarch
2Old Occitanmelice—
3Latinlarixlarch
4Ancient Greekλάριξlarch; Venice turpentine
5Proto-Celticdaruoak
6Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
7Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “mélèze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →Every word from Proto-Celtic daru →