Where does “豚コレラ” come from?

豚コレラ (Japanese) comes from Japanese コレラ, from English curry, from Middle English currayen, from Old French correer, from Vulgar Latin conredare, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin.

豚コレラ (Japanese): hog cholera

Definitions

  1. hog cholera

Ancestry of “豚コレラ”, step by step

豚コレラ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese コレラ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseコレラcholera
2EnglishcurryOne of a family of dishes originating from South...
3Middle Englishcurrayen
4Old FrenchcorreerTo prepare
5Vulgar Latinconredare
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesepig; swine
2Chinesesuckling pig
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwiduEvery word from Old High German kuti