Where does “malencolie” come from?
malencolie (Middle English) comes from Old French melancolie, 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.
malencolie (Middle English): Black bile as one of the four cardinal humours...
Definitions
- Black bile as one of the four cardinal humours...
Ancestry of “malencolie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | melancolie | melancholy; melancholy; black bile |
| 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 |