Etymology

melanochroic

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Today it means: Having a dark complexion; dark-skinned Full definition →

Ancient Greek χρώς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχρώς“complexion”
  2. English todaymelanochroic

From melano- + -chroic from Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “complexion”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχρώς all →

-chroicerythrochroismisochroousmelanochroousparachrose

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