melidectes
English
noun
Definitions
- Any of a number of birds in the genus Melidectes in the honeyeater family, endemic to New Guinea and New Britain.
Etymology
Derived from Latin Melidectes derived from Ancient Greek μέλι (honey, anything sweet).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μέλι
Gloss
honey, anything sweet
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
蜜
Emoji
🍯
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- omphacomel English
- Melidectes Latin
- meliphaga Latin
- tractomelitus Latin
- θαλασσόμελι Ancient Greek
- μέλι Ancient Greek
- μέλισσα Ancient Greek
- μελίκρατον Ancient Greek
- μελίπτορθος Ancient Greek
- μελίτινος Ancient Greek
- μελίφρων Ancient Greek
- μελιηδής Ancient Greek
- *mélit Proto-Indo-European
- marmelo Portuguese
- μέλι Greek (modern)