Melliflous Words

I admit it. I was wrong.

Yes, even the philolog is fallible.

I was wrong about the origin of the word "luscious." Luscious did not come to us from Latin by way of French. My dictionary says that it comes from Old English, from the word "delicious." I was disappointed by this etymology, until I figured it out. Just try to say delicious with your mouth full of a peanut butter sandwich!