The story
- Latin · derived frommel
- English todaymellific
From Latin mel, mellis (“honey”) + -ficare (“to make”) (in comp.). See -fy.
Words from the same roots
Latinmel all →
melcapsicumelmelligenousmelliloquentmellitoxinoenomelrhodomeltrimellic acid
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.