Where does “melanothallite” come from?

melanothallite (English) comes from Ancient Greek μελανός, from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.

melanothallite (English): An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing...

Definitions

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing...

Ancestry of “melanothallite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμελανόςblack
2Ancient GreekΜέλαςdark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black
3Ancient Greekblack—
Every word from Ancient Greek black →Every word from Ancient Greek Μέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek μελανός →
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