Miel
/miːl/noun
An archaic or poetic English word meaning honey.
Did you know?Miel entered English through Old French from Latin mel, the same ancient honey-word behind English terms such as mellifluous and molasses.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*melid-
“Honey; the reconstructed ancient root associated with sweet bee produce”
Ancient Latin
Latin
mel
“Honey”
Late Latin
Latin
mel
“Honey, including honey used as a food and sweetener”
12th–13th Century
Old French
miel
“Honey”
c. 1300
English
miel
“Honey; a learned or poetic borrowing from French”
Modern English
English
miel
“An archaic or poetic term for honey”
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