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Where does “miel” come from?

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

miel (Spanish): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “miel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishmielhoney
2Vulgar Latin*melem—
3Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney

Words derived from “miel”

  • melado
  • melado
  • melar
  • aguamiel
  • mieludo
  • mielo
  • mielo
  • mieltempo
  • mielkuko
  • mielaquo
  • miyell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélit →