Where does “憂鬱病” come from?

憂鬱病 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 病, from Japanese 病む — to fall ill; to be diseased; to be sick; to...

憂鬱病 (Japanese): depression, specifically as an illness, disorder, or diagnosis

Definitions

  1. depression, specifically as an illness, disorder, or diagnosis

Ancestry of “憂鬱病”, step by step

憂鬱病 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 病

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese病disease, illness; a bad habit
2Japanese病むto fall ill; to be diseased; to be sick; to...

via Japanese 憂鬱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese憂鬱depression, dejection, gloom, melancholy
2Middle Chineseゆううつ—
Every word from Japanese 病む →Every word from Japanese 病 →