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Where does “mellilla” come from?

mellilla (Latin) comes from Latin mēlīnus, from Ancient Greek μήλινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

mellilla (Latin): Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning...

Definitions

  1. Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning...

Ancestry of “mellilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmēlīnus—
2Ancient Greekμήλινοςof or made of apples
3Ancient Greek-ῐνος—
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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