Where does “melancholious” come from?
melancholious (English) comes from Middle English malencolious, from Middle French melancolieus.
melancholious (English): melancholy
Ancestry of “melancholious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | malencolious | Made of or containing black bile or melancholy;... |
| 2 | Middle French | melancolieus | — |
Words derived from “melancholious”