Where does “Melastoma” come from?
Melastoma (English) comes from English mela-, from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.
Ancestry of “Melastoma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | mela- | black; dark |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Μέλας | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | black | — |
Words derived from “Melastoma”