Where does “mélèze” come from?

mélèze (Norman) comes from French mélèze, from Franco-Provençal melèzo, from Old Occitan melice, from Latin larix, from Ancient Greek λάριξ, from Proto-Celtic daru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

mélèze (Norman): larch

Definitions

  1. larch

Ancestry of “mélèze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmélèzelarch, larch tree
2Franco-Provençalmelèzolarch
3Old Occitanmelice—
4Latinlarixlarch
5Ancient Greekλάριξlarch; Venice turpentine
6Proto-Celticdaruoak
7Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
8Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →Every word from Proto-Celtic daru →