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Where does “mellitus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mellitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélit →