Where does “melitensis” come from?

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

melitensis (Latin): Maltese

Definitions

  1. Maltese

Ancestry of “melitensis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMelita—
2Ancient GreekΜελίτη—
3Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →Every word from Ancient Greek Μελίτη →