Where does “cholic acid” come from?
cholic acid (English) comes from Greek kholikos, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
cholic acid (English): a steroidal bile acid, CHO, derived from...
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- a steroidal bile acid, CHO, derived from...
Ancestry of “cholic acid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | kholikos | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
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