μελίπτορθος
Ancient Greek
adj-2nd
Definitions
- (of liquorice) with sweet boughs
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek μέλι (honey, anything sweet) + Ancient Greek πτόρθος (sprout, young branch, sapling).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πτόρθος
Gloss
sprout, young branch, sapling
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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
- μελίτινος Ancient Greek
- μελίφρων Ancient Greek
- μελιηδής Ancient Greek
- πτόρθος Ancient Greek
- *mélit Proto-Indo-European
- *portʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- marmelo Portuguese
- μέλι Greek (modern)