melisma (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[melisma 词源字典]
1837, from Greek melisma "a song, an air, a tune, melody," from melos "music, song, melody; musical phrase or member," literally "limb," from PIE *mel- "a limb." Related: Melismatic.[melisma etymology, melisma origin, 英语词源]
MelissayoudaoicibaDictYouDict
fem. proper name, from Latin, from Greek (Ionic) melissa (Attic melitta) "honeybee," also "one of the priestesses of Delphi," from PIE *melit-ya, suffixed form of *melit- "honey" (cognates: Greek meli, Latin mel "honey; sweetness;" Albanian mjal' "honey;" Old Irish mil "honey," Irish milis "sweet;" Old English mildeaw "nectar," milisc "honeyed, sweet;" Old High German milsken "to sweeten;" Gothic miliþ "honey").
melissic acidyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A straight-chain fatty acid or mixture of acids corresponding to melissyl alcohol, found in various plant and animal waxes; specifically either n-triacontanoic acid (CH3(CH2)28COOH) or triacontane-1-carboxylic acid (CH3(CH2)29COOH)", Mid 19th cent..