Where does “atrabilarious” come from?
atrabilarious (English) comes from Latin atrabilarius, from Latin ātra bīlis, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία, from Ancient Greek μελάγχολος, from Ancient Greek χόλος, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ — to flourish; green, yellow.
atrabilarious (English): Having black bile as the prevalent humor;...
Definitions
- Having black bile as the prevalent humor;...
Ancestry of “atrabilarious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | atrabilarius | Characterized by black bile; melancholy |
| 2 | Latin | ātra bīlis | black bile |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μελαγχολία | melancholy, atrabiliousness |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μελάγχολος | dipped in black bile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χόλος | gall, bile |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |