Where does “noncholeric” come from?
noncholeric (English) comes from English choleric, from Middle English colerik, from Old French colerique, from Latin cholericus, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
noncholeric (English): Not choleric
Definitions
- Not choleric
Ancestry of “noncholeric”, step by step
noncholeric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English choleric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choleric | Having a temperament characterized by an excess... |
| 2 | Middle English | colerik | Having an extreme and dangerous quantity of... |
| 3 | Old French | colerique | bilious; relating to bile |
| 4 | Latin | cholericus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |