English
cholinergic
From choline + -ergic.
A compound of choline + -ergic
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’
Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ ‘gall, bile’
Ancient Greek χολή ‘bile’
English choline
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.
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Etymograph / cholinergic