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Italian
Etymology
From Latin mellifluus.
Adjective
mellifluo (feminine melliflua, masculine plural melliflui, feminine plural melliflue)
- sugary, honeyed
- mellifluous
Derived terms
Further reading
- mellifluo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
mellifluō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mellifluus
References
- mellifluo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- mellifluo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016