Where does “cojones” come from?
cojones (English) comes from Spanish cojones, from Late Latin coleo, from Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
cojones (English): testicles; balls, bollocks, courage, machismo,...
Definitions
- testicles; balls, bollocks, courage, machismo,...
Ancestry of “cojones”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cojones | testicles, plural of cojón; balls; bloody hell!;... |
| 2 | Late Latin | coleo | — |
| 3 | Latin | cōleus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κολεός | a sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |