The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΦιλομήλη
- Latin · borrowed fromPhilomela
- English todayPhilomela
From Latin Philomela, from Ancient Greek Φιλομήλη (Philomḗlē), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple; fruit; sheep”), but folk-etymologized since at least Ovid's time as "lover of song".
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.