Where does “melanurus” come from?

melanurus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μελάνουρος, from Ancient Greek μελανός, from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.

melanurus (Latin): A type of edible sea fish; black-tailed

Definitions

  1. A type of edible sea fish; black-tailed

Ancestry of “melanurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμελάνουροςsaddled seabream
2Ancient Greekμελανόςblack
3Ancient GreekΜέλαςdark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black
4Ancient Greekblack—
Every word from Ancient Greek black →Every word from Ancient Greek Μέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek μελανός →