honeycomb (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[honeycomb 词源字典]
Old English hunigcamb; see honey (n.) + comb (n). Probably the image is from wool combing. Transferred use, of structures of similar appearance, from 1520s. As a verb, from 1620s (implied in honeycombed).[honeycomb etymology, honeycomb origin, 英语词源]