myEtymology.com: English etymology of melancholy

Etymology of the English word melancholy

the English word melancholy

derived from the Old French word melancholy

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-

derived from the French word mélancholie

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-

The earliest known usage of melancholy in English dates from the 14th century.

Word found in Modern English