The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromμέλι“honey”
- New Latin · derived fromMelidectes
- English todaymelidectes
From New Latin Melidectes, from Ancient Greek μέλι (méli, “honey”) + δέκτης (déktēs, “receiver”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekμέλι all →
melilite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.