I'm amazed that we (somebody) can track down the first popularly-known use of words and terms. What do we know about the origin of 'feeling blue'?
2007-01-26 18:22:25 · 4 answers · asked by Zeera 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"The proximity of dark blue to black on the colour scale, and its historical grouping with dark colours, may have contributed to blue’s links to depression and to fear – to have the blues, or to feel blue"
2007-01-26 20:01:09 · answer #1 · answered by thehumourstopshere 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Feeling Blue Origin
2016-12-10 15:16:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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It is origin of species, not origin of life. And there is substantial evidence of speciation both in the fossil record and in the genetic record.
2016-04-03 02:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the English language, blue may also refer to the feeling of sadness. "He was feeling blue". This is because blue was related to rain, or storms, and in Greek mythology, the god Zeus would make rain when he was sad, and a storm when he was angry.
2007-01-26 18:47:05 · answer #4 · answered by Random Thoughts 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋