Etymology

mel

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Today it means: A unit of pitch on a scale of pitches perceived by listeners to be equally spaced from one another. Full definition →

Latin mel
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mel · noun1

Shortening of melody.

mel · noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed frommel“honey”
  2. English todaymel

From Latin mel (“honey”). Doublet of mell.

Mel · proper noun3

  1. Italian and Venetan · borrowed fromMel
  2. English todayMel

Borrowed from Italian and Venetan Mel.

Words from the same roots

Latinmel all →

capsicumelmellificmelligenousmelliloquentmellitoxinoenomelrhodomeltrimellic acid

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