Where does “lionn dubh” come from?
lionn dubh (Irish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
lionn dubh (Irish): black bile
Definitions
- black bile
Ancestry of “lionn dubh”, step by step
lionn dubh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ātra bīlis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ātra bīlis | black bile |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μελαγχολία | melancholy, atrabiliousness |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μελάγχολος | dipped in black bile |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χόλος | gall, bile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |