molasses
English
[məˈlæ.sɨz], [məˈlæ.sɪz]
noun
Definitions
- A thick brownish syrup produced in the refining of raw sugar.
Etymology
Derived from French mélasse (molasses, treacle) derived from Portuguese melaço derived from Latin mellāceus, mel (honey).
Origin
Latin
mel
Gloss
honey
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
蜜
Emoji
🍯
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- molasseses English
- molasseslike English
- oenomel English
- trimellic acid English
- *melem Latin
- mel Latin
- mellaceum Latin
- melleus Latin
- mellifer Latin
- mellifex Latin
- mellificus Latin
- melliger Latin
- mello Latin
- mellāceus Latin
- Melasse German
- melassa Italian
- melasse Dutch, Flemish
- diable French
- mélasse French
- melaza Spanish, Castilian
- miel Spanish, Castilian
- ῥόδον Ancient Greek
- *mélid Proto-Indo-European
- melaço Portuguese
- miel Old French
- miere Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- mel Old Portuguese
- *melli Proto-Italic
- meal Romansh
- mel Romansh
- mèl Romansh
- mêl Romansh
- miel Asturian
- mîl Friulian
- mel Old Occitan
- miel Old Spanish
- mil Dalmatian
- mele Sardinian
- mel Istriot
- mele Corsican
- miel Aragonese
- m'ari Megleno-Romanian