Where does “mellifero” come from?
mellifero (Italian) comes from Italian miele, from Vulgar Latin *melem, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.
mellifero (Italian): melliferous; honey
Ancestry of “mellifero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | miele | honey; sweetness; pale yellow colour |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *melem | — |
| 3 | Latin | mel | honey; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mélit | honey |