first recorded english form ' 'diabete'' medical text written around word ''mellitus'' comes classical latin word ''mell tus'' meaning mellite ref name oed mellite oxford english dictionary ''mellite'' retrieved ref ie sweetened honey ref name oed mellite honey sweet ref name myetymology mellitus ref latin word comes ''mell'' comes ''mel'' meaning honey ref name oed mellite ref name myetymology mellitus sweetness ref name myetymology mellitus pleasant thing ref name myetymology mellitus suffix '' tus'' ref name oed mellite whose meaning english suffix ite ref name oed ite oxford english dictionary '' ite'' retrieved ref thomas willis added mellitus word diabetes
Applied science Medicine and health Diabetology