Etymology of the French word melancholy
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-