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