Where does “melanoxylon” come from?

melanoxylon (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ξύλον, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

melanoxylon (Latin): black wood or blackwood

Definitions

black wood or blackwood

Ancestry of “melanoxylon”, step by step

melanoxylon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ξύλον

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ξύλον	cut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;...
2	Ancient Greek	-ουργός	worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
3	Ancient Greek	ἔργον	deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
4	Proto-Hellenic	wérgon	work
5	Proto-Indo-European	wérǵom	work
6	Proto-Indo-European	werǵ-	to make

via Ancient Greek Μέλας

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Μέλας	dark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black
2	Ancient Greek	black	—

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