Where does “colère” come from?
colère (French) comes from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek χολέρα, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
colère (French): anger, rage; wrath
Ancestry of “colère”, 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 “colère”