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Where does “mellificus” come from?

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

mellificus (Latin): honey-making, fit for making honey

Definitions

  1. honey-making, fit for making honey

Ancestry of “mellificus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney

Words derived from “mellificus”

  • mellification
  • mellificans
  • mellifico
  • mellificium
  • mellificare
  • mellificare
  • mellificazione
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