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Where does “μελάνουρος” come from?

μελάνουρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μελανός, from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.

μελάνουρος (Ancient Greek): saddled seabream

Definitions

  1. saddled seabream

Ancestry of “μελάνουρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμελανόςblack
2Ancient GreekΜέλας—
3Ancient Greekblack—

Words derived from “μελάνουρος”

  • melanure
  • melanurus
Every word from Ancient Greek black →