Μέλιττα

bee, honey-bee

Translated by Catharine Roth6 Dec 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

6 words

[*me/litta means the same as] me/lissa.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μέλιττα· ἡ μέλισσα.

Betacode

*me/litta: h( me/lissa.

Notes

The headword has the Attic form me/litta; the gloss is the Ionic and koine form me/lissa (see already mu 511).
Both are derived from *melit- "honey" with the suffix -ya.

Linked from2 entries

Neighbouring entries

μ516Μελισσῷαof bees (?)μ517Μελιστίlimb-from-limb μ518Μέλιτταbee, honey-bee μ519Μελιταῖον κυνίδιονMaltese lap-dog μ520ΜελιταιεύςMelitaian, Melitaean

Revision history4 revisions · last 5 Aug 2020

5 Aug 2020cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
15 May 2013tweaking — David Whitehead
26 Jul 2006another keyword — David Whitehead
7 Dec 2003x-ref — David Whitehead
6 Dec 2003Translated — Catharine Roth