Where does “mèl” come from?

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

mèl (Romansch): honey; jam

Definitions

  1. honey; jam

Ancestry of “mèl”, step by step

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