Where does “colerik” come from?
colerik (Middle English) comes 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.
colerik (Middle English): Having an extreme and dangerous quantity of...
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- Having an extreme and dangerous quantity of...
Ancestry of “colerik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | colerique | bilious; relating to bile |
| 2 | Latin | cholericus | — |
| 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 |