Where does “atrabilar” come from?
atrabilar (Romanian) comes from French atrabilaire, from Latin atrabilarius, from Latin ātra bīlis, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία, from Ancient Greek μελάγχολος, from Ancient Greek χόλος, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́ — to flourish; green, yellow.
atrabilar (Romanian): atrabilious
Definitions
- atrabilious
Ancestry of “atrabilar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | atrabilaire | atrabilious, splenetic, cantankerous |
| 2 | Latin | atrabilarius | Characterized by black bile; melancholy |
| 3 | Latin | ātra bīlis | black bile |
| 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 |