Where does “miel” come from?

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

miel (Old Spanish): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “miel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “miel

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