Etymology

Mljet

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Today it means: An island of Croatia. Full definition →

Serbo-Croatian Mljet ← Proto-Slavic *Mьlětъ ← Latin Melita
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜελῐ́τη
  2. Latin · derived fromMelita
  3. Proto-Slavic · derived from*Mьlětъ
  4. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromMljet
  5. English todayMljet

From Serbo-Croatian Mljet, from Proto-Slavic *Mьlětъ, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελῐ́τη (Melĭ́tē) of uncertain origin. Doublet of Malta and Meleda.

Words from the same roots

LatinMelita all →

maltaMeleda

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