Etymology

melano-

Today it means: Black (color, of anything). Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās) ← Proto-Hellenic *mélans ← Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mélh₂ns
  3. Proto-Hellenic*mélans
  4. Ancient Greekμέλᾱς (mélās)
  5. English todaymelano-

From the combining form of Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās, “dark, black”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμέλᾱς all →

melanothallite

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.