Etymology

anticholinergic

A1N1T1I1C3H4O1L1I1N1E1R1G2I1C3

Today it means: That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site. Full definition →

English cholinergic ← Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  9. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  10. Englishcholine
  11. Englishcholinergic
  12. English todayanticholinergic

From anti- + cholinergic.

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