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Where does “melli” come from?

melli (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

Ancestry of “melli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “melli”

  • mellifluous
  • mellifluously
  • melliferous
  • mellifluousness
  • melado
  • meline
  • Mellona
  • mellification
  • unmellifluous
  • melleous
  • mellific
  • mellitoxin
  • melligo
  • mel
  • melleus
  • mellificare
  • mellifluus
  • melle
  • melinus
  • melina
  • mellifer
  • mellificium
  • mellaceum
  • mella
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →