Where does “atrabilariousness” come from?
atrabilariousness (English) comes from English atrabilarious, 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 — to flourish; green, yellow.
atrabilariousness (English): The state or quality of being atrabilarious
Definitions
- The state or quality of being atrabilarious
Ancestry of “atrabilariousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | atrabilarious | Having black bile as the prevalent humor;... |
| 2 | Latin | atrabilarius | Characterized by black bile; melancholy |
| 3 | Latin | ātra bīlis | black bile |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μελαγχολία | melancholy, atrabiliousness |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μελάγχολος | dipped in black bile |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χόλος | gall, bile |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |