Etymology of the English word mellifluous
the English word
mellifluousderived from the Latin word
mellifluusderived from the Latin word
mel (honey; sweetness; pleasant thing)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*melit-derived from the Late Latin word
fluere (flow, stream; emanate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhleu-Date
The earliest known usage of mellifluous in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
