Where does “hepatomelanosis” come from?

hepatomelanosis (English) comes from English melanosis, from English melano-, from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.

hepatomelanosis (English): Melanosis of the liver

Definitions

  1. Melanosis of the liver

Ancestry of “hepatomelanosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmelanosisThe morbid deposition of black matter, often of a...
2Englishmelano-melanin
3Ancient GreekΜέλαςdark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black
4Ancient Greekblack—
Every word from Ancient Greek black →Every word from Ancient Greek Μέλας →Every word from English melano- →