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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-

Date

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

Cognates

Dutch melancholie, French mélancolie, French mélancholie, German Melancholie, Italian melancolia, Norwegian melankoli, Provençal melancolia, Swedish melankoli

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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