myEtymology.com: English etymology of melancholiac

Etymology of the English word melancholiac

the English word melancholiac

derived from the English word melancholia

derived from the Latin word melancholia

derived from the Greek word melancholia, μελαγχολία

derived from the Greek word chole, χολή (bile; 'gall' or bile; (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghel-

derived from the Late Greek word melas, μέλας (black)

derived from the Greek word melankholia

derived from the Greek word chole, χολή (bile; 'gall' or bile; (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghel-

using the Greek prefix melan-, μελαν-

using the English suffix -ac

derived from the Latin suffix -acus

derived from the Greek suffix -akos, -ακός, -ακος

Word found in Modern English