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Where does “meliceris” come from?

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

meliceris (Latin): a kind of tumor

Definitions

  1. a kind of tumor

Ancestry of “meliceris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμελικηρίς—
2Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “meliceris”

  • melicerous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →