Where does “λευκομέλᾱς” come from?
λευκομέλᾱς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λευκός, from Proto-Hellenic *leukós — white.
λευκομέλᾱς (Ancient Greek): grey
Ancestry of “λευκομέλᾱς”, step by step
λευκομέλᾱς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek λευκός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | λευκός | bright, shining, gleaming; light in color; white;... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *leukós | white |
via Ancient Greek Μέλας
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Μέλας | dark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | black | — |
Words derived from “λευκομέλᾱς”