The "mellitus" in the full name of this disease comes from the Latin for "honey-sweet"
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from the classical Latin word mellitus, meaning "mellite"[84] (i.e.... [DOC] [TLE] Diabetes care and research with Dr. Elizabeth Seaquist | My Healthy ... [PAR] Feb 28, 2016 ... OK, on to the business of honey sweet urine.