melanoxylon
Latin
noun
Definitions
- (New Latin) ; black wood or blackwood.
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (black, dark) + Ancient Greek ξύλον (wood).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ξύλον
Gloss
wood
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- xylophone English
- leucomelas Latin
- melas Latin
- xylo Latin
- Xylem German
- xylophone French
- Μελάμπους Ancient Greek
- Μελάνιππος Ancient Greek
- Μελανίππη Ancient Greek
- λευκομέλας Ancient Greek
- μέλᾱς Ancient Greek
- ξυλαλόη Ancient Greek
- ξυλεία Ancient Greek
- ξυλικός Ancient Greek
- ξυλοθήκη Ancient Greek
- ξυλοκόπος Ancient Greek
- ξύλινος Ancient Greek
- ξύλον Ancient Greek
- *kseulo- Proto-Indo-European
- xilo- Portuguese
- xiléin Irish
- ξυλουργός Greek (modern)
- ξύλο Greek (modern)