Where does “choleric” come from?
Choleric comes from Middle English colerik, from Old French colerique, from Latin cholericus, from Ancient Greek χολερικός, originally meaning relating to bile or bilious temperament.
choleric (English): Having a temperament characterized by an excess...
Definitions
- Having a temperament characterized by an excess...
Ancestry of “choleric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | colerik | Having an extreme and dangerous quantity of... |
| 2 | Old French | colerique | bilious; relating to bile |
| 3 | Latin | cholericus | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “choleric”