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Etymology of the Greek word melancholia (μελαγχολία)

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)

Derivations in other languages

Latin melancholia



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