Where does “Coll” come from?
Nicholas comes from Old French Nicholas, from Latin Nicolaus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, composed of νίκη meaning "victory" and λαός meaning "people."
Coll (English): A medieval English short form of the male given name Nicholas; very rare today
Definitions
- A medieval English short form of the male given name Nicholas; very rare today
Ancestry of “Coll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Collen | — |
| 2 | Old French | coler | collar |
| 3 | Latin | collāre | collar, neckband; chain for the neck |
| 4 | Latin | collāris | neck |
| 5 | Latin | collum | neck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude |
| 6 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |