melicerous

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμελικηρίς“honeycomb”
2. Latin · derived frommeliceris“a kind of tumor”
3. English todaymelicerous

From Latin meliceris (“a kind of tumor”), from Ancient Greek μελικηρίς (melikērís, “honeycomb”), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + κηρός (kērós, “wax”).