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Where does “colériquement” come from?

colériquement (French) comes from French colérique, from French colère, 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.

colériquement (French): angrily; frustratedly

Definitions

  1. angrily; frustratedly

Ancestry of “colériquement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcolériquehabitually angry or bad-tempered
2Frenchcolèreanger, rage; wrath
3Latincholeracholera
4Ancient Greekχολέραcholera, a disease in which the humors of the...
5Ancient Greekχολήgall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,...
6Proto-Hellenickʰolā́gall, bile
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰolh₃-éh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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