Where does “mélissot” come from?

mélissot (French) comes from German Melisse, from Late Latin melissa, from Ancient Greek μέλισσα, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

mélissot (French): bastard balm (Melittis melissophyllum)

Definitions

  1. bastard balm (Melittis melissophyllum)

Ancestry of “mélissot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMelisselemon balm; any of several plants of the genus...
2Late Latinmelissa
3Ancient Greekμέλισσαbee; honey; poet
4Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélidEvery word from Ancient Greek μέλιEvery word from Ancient Greek μέλισσα