Where does “μέλισσα” come from?

μέλισσα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μέλισσα, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

μέλισσα (Greek): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “μέλισσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέλισσαbee; honey; poet
2Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλισσα →