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Where does “μελάνι” come from?

μελάνι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μελάνιον, from Ancient Greek μέλαν, from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.

μελάνι (Greek): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “μελάνι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμελάνιονink
2Ancient Greekμέλανink; neuter nominative/accusative/vocative...
3Ancient GreekΜέλας—
4Ancient Greekblack—

Words derived from “μελάνι”

  • mellan
Every word from Ancient Greek black →