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Where does “colophony” come from?

colophony (English) comes from Latin colophonia, from Ancient Greek κολοφωνία, from Ancient Greek Κολοφών, from Ancient Greek κολοφών — a summit, top, finishing; a type of playing ball;...

colophony (English): Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of...

Definitions

  1. Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of...

Ancestry of “colophony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolophoniaof Colophon
2Ancient Greekκολοφωνία—
3Ancient GreekΚολοφώνColophon
4Ancient Greekκολοφώνa summit, top, finishing; a type of playing ball;...

Words derived from “colophony”

  • colophene
  • colophonite
  • colophany
  • colophonitic
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