Melisse

German (Berlin)

/meˈlɪsə/

noun

Definitions

lemon balm; any of several plants of the genus Melissa (Melissa)

Etymology

Derived from Translingual Melissa derived from Ancient Greek μέλισσα (bee, honey bee, or honeybee, honey).

Origin

Ancient Greek

μέλισσα

Gloss

bee, honey bee, or honeybee, honey

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

蜜

Emoji

🐝

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Melissa English
melissa Latin
μέλι Ancient Greek
μέλισσα Ancient Greek
μελισσόφυλλον Ancient Greek
*mélit Proto-Indo-European
melisse Norwegian Bokmål
melisse Norwegian Nynorsk
Melissa Translingual