LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

mellātiō

mellātiō f (genitive mellātiōnis)
Classical[mɛlˈlaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[melˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. A honeying, honey-gathering, taking of honey from a hive.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemellātiōmellātiōnēs
genitivemellātiōnismellātiōnum
dativemellātiōnīmellātiōnibus
accusativemellātiōnemmellātiōnēs
ablativemellātiōnemellātiōnibus
vocativemellātiōmellātiōnēs

mellātĭo, ōnis, f. mello,
I. a honeying, honey-gathering, taking of honey from the hive, Col. 11, 2, 50: aestiva, Plin. 11, 15, 15, § 41.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mélit
  2. Proto-Italic*meli
  3. Latinmellātiō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin mellō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin mellātiō From mellō (“make or collect honey”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does mellātiō mean in Latin?
mellātiō, a noun, means “A honeying, honey-gathering, taking of honey from a hive.”.
What is the genitive of mellātiō?
The genitive singular is mellātiōnis. mellātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mellātiō?
In classical Latin, [mɛlˈlaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [melˈlat.t͡si.o].
Where does mellātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mélit → Proto-Italic *meli → Latin mellātiō.