Where does “psilomelan” come from?
psilomelan (Romanian) comes from English psilomelane, from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.
psilomelan (Romanian): psilomelane
Definitions
- psilomelane
Ancestry of “psilomelan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psilomelane | Any hard, black hydrous manganese oxide with... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Μέλας | dark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | black | — |