Where does “Melasse” come from?
Melasse (German) comes from French mélasse, from Spanish melaza, from Late Latin mellaceus, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.
Melasse (German): molasses, treacle
Ancestry of “Melasse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | mélasse | molasses; treacle |
| 2 | Spanish | melaza | molasses |
| 3 | Late Latin | mellaceus | honeylike, honey-sweet |
| 4 | Latin | mel | honey; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mélit | honey |