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Melanotrypophobia, although the Greek term is "mayri trypa", literally "black hole".


Any relation to the words melancholy?


Yes, that is cognate with ancient Greek μελαγχολία, and with the same root: μέλας

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/melancholy


Yes, as the sibling said, melancholy means "black bile".




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