Where does “melancholiness” come from?
melancholiness (English) comes from English melancholy, from Middle English malencolie, from Old French melancolie, from Late Latin melancholia, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία, from Ancient Greek μελάγχολος, from Ancient Greek χόλος, from Ancient Greek χολή — to flourish; green, yellow.
melancholiness (English): The quality of being melancholy
Definitions
- The quality of being melancholy
Ancestry of “melancholiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | melancholy | Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | malencolie | Black bile as one of the four cardinal humours... |
| 3 | Old French | melancolie | melancholy; melancholy; black bile |
| 4 | Late Latin | melancholia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μελαγχολία | melancholy, atrabiliousness |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μελάγχολος | dipped in black bile |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χόλος | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |