fem. proper name, from Latin, from Greek (Ionic) melissa (Attic melitta) "honeybee," also "one of the priestesses of Delphi," from meli, melitos "honey," from PIE *melit-ya, suffixed form of root *melit- "honey."
*melg-
meliorate
melioration
meliorism
melisma
Melissa
*melit-
mell
mellifluent
mellifluous
Mellotron