Where does “melissa” come from?

melissa (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα, from Ancient Greek μέλισσᾰ — bee.

Ancestry of “melissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜέλισσαbee
2Ancient Greekμέλισσᾰbee

Words derived from “melissa”

Every word from Ancient Greek μέλισσᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα →
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