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Where does “collins” come from?

collins (English) comes from English Colin, from French Colin, from French Colas, from French Nicolas — Nicholas.

collins (English): Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon...

Definitions

  1. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon...

Ancestry of “collins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishColin—
2FrenchColin—
3FrenchColas—
4FrenchNicolasNicholas

Words derived from “collins”

  • Collinsian
  • collinsite
Every word from French Nicolas →