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melano-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
melano-
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Black (color, of anything).

prefix

Dark (color, of anything).

prefix

Melanin or relationship thereto.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does melano- mean?
Black (color, of anything).
Where does melano- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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