Where does “メランコリア” come from?
メランコリア (Japanese) comes from English melancholia, from Late Latin melancholia, 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.
メランコリア (Japanese): melancholia
Definitions
- melancholia
Ancestry of “メランコリア”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | melancholia | Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy; Clinical... |
| 2 | Late Latin | melancholia | — |
| 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 |