mela-
English
prefix
Definitions
- black; dark
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek μέλας (black, dark, dark-colored).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μέλας
Gloss
black, dark, dark-colored
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
黒
Emoji
🐃 🐈⬛ 🕋 🖤 🦓
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Melania Latin
- melanogaster Latin
- melanoleucus Latin
- melanopterus Latin
- melanothorax Latin
- melano- Italian
- Mélanésie French
- μέλας Ancient Greek
- μελάγχλαινος Ancient Greek
- μελάνθιον Ancient Greek
- μελάνουρος Ancient Greek
- μελαγκρανίς Ancient Greek
- μελαγκόρυφος Ancient Greek
- μελαινάς Ancient Greek
- *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- melanom Norwegian Bokmål
- melanotis Translingual