English

allomelanin

From allo- + melanin.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’

Proto-Hellenic *áľľos

Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’

English allo-

New Latin

Today it means

noun An oxidised form of the pigment melanin present in some plants such as black oat

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / allomelanin