Where does “mel” come from?

mel (Old Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin *melem, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

Ancestry of “mel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*melem
2Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney

Words derived from “mel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélitEvery word from Latin melEvery word from Vulgar Latin *melem