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mel

Pronunciation: [ˈmɛɫ]

“mel” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. honey
  2. sweetness, pleasantness
  3. darling, sweet, honey

In Latin

  1. Quod ab apibus e nectare fit.

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *meli, from Proto-Indo-European *mel-it (“honey”), with the athematic suffix *-it that indicates comestible substances (compare Proto-Indo-European *h₂élbʰ-it (“barley”) or Proto-Indo-European *sép-it (“wheat”)). Cognate with Ancient Greek μέλι (méli), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌸 (miliþ), Old Armenian մեղր (mełr), Hittite [script needed] (milit), Luwian [script needed] (mallit-).

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