Where does “atrabiliously” come from?
atrabiliously (English) comes from English atrabilious, 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.
atrabiliously (English): In an atrabilious manner; grumpily, irritably,...
Definitions
- In an atrabilious manner; grumpily, irritably,...
Ancestry of “atrabiliously”, step by step
atrabiliously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English atrabilious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | atrabilious | Having an excess of black bile; Characterized by... |
| 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 |