Etymology

cholinergic

C3H4O1L1I1N1E1R1G2I1C3

Today it means: Of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  3. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  4. Englishcholine
  5. English todaycholinergic

From choline + -ergic.

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