Etymology of the Latin word cholera
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
figDerivations in other languages
English
cholera, English
collywobbles, French
colere, French
colre, French
colère, French
choléra, Italian
collera, Italian
colera, Portuguese
cóleraUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, New Latin
