The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromμέλισσα“bee, honey”
- English todaymelisso-
From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee, honey”). By surface analysis, meliss- + -o-.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
melisso-
Today it means: Bee, honey. Full definition →
Ancient Greek μέλισσα