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Where does “Melilotus” come from?

Melilotus (Translingual) comes from Latin melilōtos, from Ancient Greek μελίλωτος, from Ancient Greek μελίλωτον, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

Ancestry of “Melilotus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelilōtos—
2Ancient Greekμελίλωτος—
3Ancient Greekμελίλωτονmelilot, sweet clover
4Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
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