melissa

English

/məˈlɪsə/

noun

Definitions

A plant of the genus Melissa, especially lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), often used medicinally.

Etymology

Derived from Latin 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
mélisse French
μέλι Ancient Greek
μέλισσα Ancient Greek
μελισσόφυλλον Ancient Greek
*mélit Proto-Indo-European
melisse Norwegian Bokmål
melisse Norwegian Nynorsk
Melissa Translingual

Melissa