English

hypomelanosis

From hypo- + melano- + -osis.

Formed from hypo- + melano- + -osis

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns

Proto-Hellenic *mélans ‘black’

Ancient Greek μέλᾱς ‘dark, black’

Today it means

noun Hypomelanism.

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

Etymograph / hypomelanosis