melancholic

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμελαγχολικός“atrabilious, impulsive, of atrabilious or melancholic temperament”
2. Latin · derived frommelancholicus
3. English todaymelancholic

From Latin melancholicus, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós, “atrabilious, impulsive, of atrabilious or melancholic temperament”), from μελαγχολία (melankholía, “melancholy”). By surface analysis, melancholy + -ic.