Where does “melancolicește” come from?
melancolicește (Romanian) comes from Romanian melancolic, from French mélancolique, from Old French melancolique, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία, from Ancient Greek μελάγχολος, from Ancient Greek χόλος, from Ancient Greek χολή — to flourish; green, yellow.
melancolicește (Romanian): melancholically
Definitions
- melancholically
Ancestry of “melancolicește”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | melancolic | melancholic |
| 2 | French | mélancolique | melancholic |
| 3 | Old French | melancolique | of or relating to black bile |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μελαγχολικός | atrabilious, impulsive, of atrabilious or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μελαγχολία | melancholy, atrabiliousness |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μελάγχολος | dipped in black bile |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χόλος | gall, bile |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |