Where does “cholera” come from?

cholera (Polish) 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.

cholera (Polish): cholera; damn!

Definitions

  1. cholera; damn!

Ancestry of “cholera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincholeracholera
2Ancient Greekχολέραcholera, a disease in which the humors of the...
3Ancient Greekχολήgall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,...
4Proto-Hellenickʰolā́gall, bile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰolh₃-éh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “cholera

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́
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