Where does “meli” come from?

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

meli (Sicilian): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “meli”, step by step

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

Words derived from “meli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélit →Every word from Latin mel →Every word from Vulgar Latin *melem →