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

colà traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Nicola

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

via Vulgar Latin *eccum illāc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*eccum illāc—
2Latineccumbehold him; here!, look!
3Latineccesee!, look!, behold!, points out something with...
4Latin-ceaffixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
5Proto-Italickehere
6Indo-European*ḱe—

Words derived from “colà”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →