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mellitus.

of or pertaining to honey

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[mɛlˈliː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[melˈliː.tus]

  1. of or pertaining to honey

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. sweetened with honey, honey-sweet, honeyed

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. as sweet as honey; honey-sweet, darling, lovely

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mélit Proto-Italic *meli Latin mel Latin -ītus Latin mellītus From mel (“honey”) + -ītus.

noun[mɛlˈliː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[melˈliː.tus]

  1. sweet, darling, honey

    declension-2 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mélit Proto-Italic *meli Latin mel Latin -ītus Latin mellītus From mel (“honey”) + -ītus.

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