French mélèze

← Gaulish *mel- (derived)

← Proto-Celtic *meli (derived)

← Franco-Provençal melese (mention)

← Latin larix (derived)

← Old Occitan *melice (derived)

← Old Occitan melse (mention)

← Old Occitan melze (mention)

→ English melezitose (mention)

→ Norman mélèze (borrowed)