Etymology of the Latin word melancholia
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-