Where does “mellonella” come from?

mellonella (Translingual) comes from Latin Mellōna, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

mellonella (Translingual): honey or honeycomb

Definitions

  1. honey or honeycomb

Ancestry of “mellonella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMellōnaMellona goddess of bees and honey
2Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélit →Every word from Latin mel →Every word from Latin Mellōna →