Etymology of the English word cholera
the English word
choleraderived from the Latin word
cholera (European, summer cholera; an attack of cholera)
derived from the Greek word
cholera, χολέρα
derived from the Greek word
chole, χολή (bile; 'gall' or bile; (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghel-derived from the Greek word
figDate
The earliest known usage of cholera in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Danish
kolera, Dutch
cholera, French
choléra, German
Cholera, Icelandic
kólera, Lithuanian
cholera, Russian
хoлepa, Spanish
cólera, Swedish
koleraUsage
Word found in Modern English
