Where does “nevomelanocytic” come from?
nevomelanocytic (English) comes from English nevomelanocyte, from English melanocyte, from English melano-, from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.
nevomelanocytic (English): Relating to nevomelanocytes
Definitions
- Relating to nevomelanocytes
Ancestry of “nevomelanocytic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nevomelanocyte | One of the melanocytes making up a nevus |
| 2 | English | melanocyte | A cell in the skin that produces the pigment... |
| 3 | English | melano- | melanin |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μέλας | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | black | — |