Etymology

melanochroous

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Today it means: melanochroic; dark-complexioned Full definition →

Ancient Greek χρώς
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The story

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

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχρώς all →

-chroicerythrochroismisochroousmelanochroicparachrose

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