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Where does “κόλος” come from?

κόλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

κόλος (Ancient Greek): docked; hornless or stump horned

Definitions

  1. docked; hornless or stump horned

Ancestry of “κόλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “κόλος”

  • colurus
  • coluro
  • coluro
  • κόλουρος
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