Where does “melilōtos” come from?

melilōtos (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μελίλωτος, from Ancient Greek μελίλωτον, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

melilōtos (Latin): melilot, Melilotus sp

Definitions

  1. melilot, Melilotus sp

Ancestry of “melilōtos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμελίλωτος
2Ancient Greekμελίλωτονmelilot, sweet clover
3Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “melilōtos

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