Where does “Melastoma” come from?

Melastoma (English) comes from English mela-, from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.

Melastoma (English): Any of the genus Melastoma of flowering plants

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus Melastoma of flowering plants

Ancestry of “Melastoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmela-black; dark
2Ancient GreekΜέλαςdark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black
3Ancient Greekblack—

Words derived from “Melastoma”

Every word from Ancient Greek black →Every word from Ancient Greek Μέλας →Every word from English mela- →
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