Where does “melancolique” come from?
melancolique (Middle English) comes from Middle English malencolik, 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 — to flourish; green, yellow.
melancolique (Middle English): Alternative form of malencolik
Definitions
- Alternative form of malencolik
Ancestry of “melancolique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | malencolik | Made of or containing black bile or melancholy;... |
| 2 | Old French | melancolique | of or relating to black bile |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μελαγχολικός | atrabilious, impulsive, of atrabilious or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μελαγχολία | melancholy, atrabiliousness |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μελάγχολος | dipped in black bile |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χόλος | gall, bile |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |