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Where does “mellificans” come from?

mellificans (Latin) comes from Latin mellifico, from Latin mellificus, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

Definitions

Ancestry of “mellificans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmellificoI make honey
2Latinmellificushoney-making, fit for making honey
3Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney
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