myEtymology.com: English etymology of cholinergic

Etymology of the English word cholinergic

the English word cholinergic

derived from the English word acetylcholine

derived from the English word acetyl

derived from the English word acetic

using the English prefix acet-

using the English suffix -ic

derived from the French word acétique

derived from the Latin word acetum (vinegar, sour wine; tang of vinegar)

derived from the Latin word acer (maple tree; wood of the maple tree; maple; sharp, bitter, pointed)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ak-

using the English suffix -yl

derived from the English word choline

using the English suffix -ine

using the English prefix chole-

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-

using the English suffix -ine

using the English prefix chol-

using the English prefix acétyl-

using the English suffix -ergic

derived from the Late Greek word ergon, ἔργον (work)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *werg-

The earliest known usage of cholinergic in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English