Where does “colon” come from?

colon (Italian) comes from Spanish colón, from Catalan colom, from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

colon (Italian): colon part of the body

Definitions

  1. colon part of the body

Ancestry of “colon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcolóncolón currency
2Catalancolomdove, pigeon
3LatincolumbusA male dove or cock-pigeon
4Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
5Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Words derived from “colon”

Every word from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος →Every word from Latin columbus →