mel
Latin
noun
Definitions
- honey
- (figuratively) sweetness, pleasantness
- (figuratively) darling, sweet, honey
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *melli inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mélid (honey).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*mélid
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
- melleous English
- melliferous English
- oenomel English
- omphacomel English
- rhodo- English
- rhodomel English
- rhodonite English
- trimellic acid English
- *melem Latin
- -iola Latin
- Melidectes Latin
- meliphaga Latin
- mellaceum Latin
- mellem Latin
- melleus Latin
- mellifer Latin
- mellifex Latin
- mellificus Latin
- melliger Latin
- mello Latin
- mellāceus Latin
- rhodium Latin
- rosa Latin
- tractomelitus Latin
- Rhodonit German
- cinorrodo Italian
- melasse Dutch, Flemish
- cynorhodon French
- mellifère French
- miel French
- mélasse French
- ро́дий Russian
- родонит Russian
- aguamiel Spanish, Castilian
- chupamiel Spanish, Castilian
- melar Spanish, Castilian
- melaza Spanish, Castilian
- melífero Spanish, Castilian
- miel Spanish, Castilian
- mieludo Spanish, Castilian
- θαλασσόμελι Ancient Greek
- κυνόροδον Ancient Greek
- μέλι Ancient Greek
- μέλισσα Ancient Greek
- μελίκρατον Ancient Greek
- μελίπτορθος Ancient Greek
- μελίτινος Ancient Greek
- μελίφρων Ancient Greek
- μελιηδής Ancient Greek
- ἀγριόρροδον Ancient Greek
- ῥοδοδάκτυλος Ancient Greek
- ῥοδόδενδρον Ancient Greek
- ῥοδόεις Ancient Greek
- ῥόδινος Ancient Greek
- ῥόδον Ancient Greek
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *mélid Proto-Indo-European
- *mélit Proto-Indo-European
- *wr̥dʰo Proto-Indo-European
- rododendron Norwegian Bokmål
- marmelo Portuguese
- mel Portuguese
- melaço Portuguese
- *mili Proto-Germanic
- rododendron Norwegian Nynorsk
- mil Irish
- miel Old French
- mielo Esperanto
- mel Catalan, Valencian
- mel Galician
- Miereanu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- miere Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- mieros Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- μέλι Greek (modern)
- մեղու Old Armenian
- մեղր Old Armenian
- mil Old Irish
- mil Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- seillean-mil Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌸 Gothic
- mel Old Portuguese
- *meli Proto-Celtic
- njari Aromanian
- mèl Occitan
- *melli Proto-Italic
- meal Romansh
- mel Romansh
- mèl Romansh
- mêl Romansh
- miel Asturian
- mîl Friulian
- mel Old Occitan
- miel Old Spanish
- mel Breton
- mel Cornish
- mil Dalmatian
- *wurdi Old Persian
- *wṛda- Old Persian
- mele Sardinian
- mel Istriot
- *wródon Proto-Hellenic
- mele Corsican
- miel Aragonese
- miyell Cahuilla
- m'ari Megleno-Romanian
- *meɫ(i) Proto-Armenian
- 𒈠𒀠𒇷 Luwian