Where does “mellito” come from?

mellito (Italian) comes from Latin mellītus, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

mellito (Italian): sweet, honeyed, suave

Definitions

  1. sweet, honeyed, suave

Ancestry of “mellito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmellītusof or pertaining to honey
2Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélit →Every word from Latin mel →Every word from Latin mellītus →