Where does “coll” come from?

Coll derives from Old French coler, formed from the Latin prefix ad- attached to Latin collum meaning "neck," which traces to Proto-Indo-European kʷel-.

coll (English): To hug or embrace

Definitions

  1. To hug or embrace

Ancestry of “coll”, step by step

coll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French coler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcolercollar
2Latincollārecollar, neckband; chain for the neck
3Latincollārisneck
4Latincollumneck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude
5Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
6Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
7Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via Old French acoler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchacolerto embrace, to take in one's arms
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Latin -is →Every word from Latin -a →