Where does “Colantuono” come from?
Colantuono (English) comes from Italian Colantuono, from Italian Colantonio, from Italian Nicola, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
Ancestry of “Colantuono”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Colantuono | — |
| 2 | Italian | Colantonio | — |
| 3 | Italian | Nicola | — |
| 4 | Latin | Nīcolāus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Νικόλαος | Nicolas |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |