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
nevomelanocytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nevomelanocyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | dark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | black | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |