melan- combining form ormelano-alsomelam- Etymology:melan- from Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin, from Greek, from melan-, melas; melano- & melam- from New Latin, from Greek, from melan-, melas — more at mullet 1.: black : dark < melanic > < melanin > < melanocomous > < Melampsora > 2.: melanin : marked by the presence of melanin < melanogen > < melanemia > < melanosarcoma >