Where does “melissa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “melissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέλισσαbee; honey; poet
2Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “melissa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλισσα →