English Explanatory Dictionary

melano-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Black (color, of anything).
  2. Dark (color, of anything).
  3. Melanin or relationship thereto.

Word forms

melano-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns Proto-Hellenic *mélās Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās)der. English melano- From the combining form of Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās, “dark, black”).

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