Cholate
/ˈkoʊleɪt/noun
A salt or anion derived from cholic acid, a bile acid.
Did you know?Cholate ultimately traces to Greek kholē, “bile,” one of the four humors that ancient physicians believed governed health and temperament.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵʰel-
“To shine or be yellow-green; a proposed ancient source connected with the color of bile.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
χολή (kholē)
“Bile or gall, the yellow digestive fluid.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
χολέρα (kholéra)
“A bile-related illness; later associated with severe intestinal disease.”
17th Century
English
choler
“Bile, and figuratively an irritable or angry temperament in humoral medicine.”
19th Century
Scientific English
cholic acid
“A bile acid whose name derives from Greek kholē, “bile.””
19th Century
English
cholate
“A salt or anion formed from cholic acid.”
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