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Where does “colossal” come from?

colossal (French) comes from French -ál, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

colossal (French): colossal, huge

Definitions

  1. colossal, huge

Ancestry of “colossal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ál—
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “colossal”

  • colossal
  • colossally
  • supercolossal
  • mega-colossal
  • mégacolossal
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