Where does “χολέρα” come from?

χολέρα (Greek) comes 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.

χολέρα (Greek): cholera

Definitions

  1. cholera

Ancestry of “χολέρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχολέραcholera, a disease in which the humors of the...
2Ancient Greekχολήgall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,...
3Proto-Hellenickʰolā́gall, bile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰolh₃-éh₂
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́