Where does “melanocyte” come from?

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

melanocyte (English): A cell in the skin that produces the pigment...

Definitions

  1. A cell in the skin that produces the pigment...

Ancestry of “melanocyte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “melanocyte”

Every word from Ancient Greek black →