Where does “Melite” come from?

Melite (Latin) comes from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

Ancestry of “Melite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMelita
2Ancient GreekΜελίτη
3Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “Melite

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélidEvery word from Ancient Greek μέλιEvery word from Ancient Greek Μελίτη
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