Where does “melanconia” come from?
melanconia (Old Portuguese) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Ancestry of “melanconia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | melancholia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μελαγχολία | melancholy, atrabiliousness |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μελάγχολος | dipped in black bile |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χόλος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
Words derived from “melanconia”