μελίκρατον
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- drink of honey and milk offered as a libation to the powers of the netherworld
- sort of mixture of water and honey
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek μέλι (honey, anything sweet) + Ancient Greek κεράννῡμι (mix, mingle).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κεράννῡμι
Gloss
mix, mingle
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- omphacomel English
- Melidectes Latin
- meliphaga Latin
- tractomelitus Latin
- θαλασσόμελι Ancient Greek
- κεράννῡμι Ancient Greek
- μέλι Ancient Greek
- μέλισσα Ancient Greek
- μελίπτορθος Ancient Greek
- μελίτινος Ancient Greek
- μελίφρων Ancient Greek
- μελιηδής Ancient Greek
- *mélit Proto-Indo-European
- marmelo Portuguese
- μέλι Greek (modern)