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[Facts] Re: Meliton means honey but...

by Getb (guest)

4/21/2015, 5:40 PM

in reply to a message by SugarPlumFairy

and so is true for the "t"?

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- Mike C

4/23/2015, 6:52 PM

No, not the "t". Perhaps this name in fact derives from melissa/melitta "bee". But looking at LSJ, many honey-related words have stems with melit- so maybe I'm missing something.

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