Where does “malencolik” come from?
malencolik (Middle English) comes from Old French melancolique, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός, 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.
malencolik (Middle English): Made of or containing black bile or melancholy;...
Definitions
- Made of or containing black bile or melancholy;...
Ancestry of “malencolik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | melancolique | of or relating to black bile |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μελαγχολικός | atrabilious, impulsive, of atrabilious or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μελαγχολία | melancholy, atrabiliousness |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μελάγχολος | dipped in black bile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χόλος | — |
| 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 |
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