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Where does “colà” come from?

colà (Italian) comes from Italian Nicola, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

colà (Italian): there

Definitions

  1. there

Ancestry of “colà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianNicola—
2LatinNīcolāus—
3Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “colà”

  • colaggiù
  • colassù
  • colaggiuso
  • colassuso
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