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Where does “coly” come from?

coly (English) comes from New Latin colius, from Ancient Greek κολιός, from Ancient Greek κολίας.

coly (English): Any bird of either of the genera "Colius" or...

Definitions

  1. Any bird of either of the genera "Colius" or...

Ancestry of “coly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latincolius—
2Ancient Greekκολιόςa kind of woodpecker
3Ancient Greekκολίας—
Every word from Ancient Greek κολίας →