Where does “melancólico” come from?
melancólico (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin melancholicus, 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.
melancólico (Portuguese): sad; melancholic; moody
Definitions
- sad; melancholic; moody
Ancestry of “melancólico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | melancholicus | — |
| 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 | 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 |