melan-

melan- root words — words with the melan- root

The root melan- comes from Greek melas, meaning black. 20 words in Dendril are built from it, including melancholy, melancholia, melancholic, melanin, melanoma, calomel, melancholiac, melancholies, melanic, melanism, melanistic, melanite. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the melan- root

Explore words with melan- — words containing the melan- root and sharing its sense of "black". Examples include melancholy, melancholia, melancholic, melanin, melanoma, calomel, melancholiac, melancholies, melanic, melanism, melanistic, melanite. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The melan- root means black, from Greek melas. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.