Etymology of the English word collywobbles
the English word
collywobblesderived 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 collywobbles in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
