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Where does “glycocholic acid” come from?

glycocholic acid (English) comes from English cholic acid, 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.

glycocholic acid (English): A crystalline bile acid involved in the...

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  1. A crystalline bile acid involved in the...

Ancestry of “glycocholic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcholic acida steroidal bile acid, CHO, derived from...
2Greekkholikos—
3Ancient Greekχολήgall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,...
4Proto-Hellenickʰolā́gall, bile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰolh₃-éh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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