What is the stem for melancholy?

Answer 1

The stem for "melancholy" is "melancho-," which comes from the Greek word "melankholia," meaning "black bile." In ancient Greek medicine, it was believed that an excess of black bile in the body caused melancholy, a state of deep sadness and gloom. The stem "melancho-" is commonly used in words related to sadness or depression.

Answer 2

Melancholy is taken from the Greek word melancholia which meant sadness, although its original meaning was "black bile" (Greek melas, black and cholia, bile).

The word is not formed from a stem modified with a prefix or suffix. It has no stem.

Answer 3

melan- “black” + chol(ḗ) “bile, gall” + -ia noun suffix