melankolio
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Derived from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía), from μελαν- (melan-, “black”) + χολή (kholḗ, “bile”), an excess of which was formerly believed to cause depression.
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melankolio (uncountable, accusative melankolion)
- melancholy, desolation
- Coordinate term: spleno