Where does “憂鬱症” come from?

憂鬱症 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 憂鬱, from Middle Chinese ゆううつ.

憂鬱症 (Japanese): severe depression

Definitions

  1. severe depression

Ancestry of “憂鬱症”, step by step

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