Where does “霍亂” come from?
霍亂 (Chinese) comes from English cholera, from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek χολέρα, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
霍亂 (Chinese): any acute gastroenteritis with symptoms such as...
Definitions
- any acute gastroenteritis with symptoms such as...
Ancestry of “霍亂”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cholera | Any of several acute infectious diseases of... |
| 2 | Latin | cholera | cholera |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χολέρα | cholera, a disease in which the humors of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |