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- Ancient Greek · derived fromμέλᾱς, μέλαινα“black”
- English todaymelainotype
From Ancient Greek μέλᾱς, μέλαινα (mélās, mélaina, “black”) + type.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
melainotype
Today it means: A ferrotype or tintype. Full definition →
Ancient Greek μέλᾱς, μέλαινα