Where does “Meliaceae” come from?

Meliaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Melia, from Ancient Greek μελία, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

Meliaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Meliaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMeliagenus
2Ancient Greekμελίαmanna ash; ashen spear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélit →Every word from Ancient Greek μελία →Every word from Translingual Melia →
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