Where does “megacolon” come from?
megacolon (Italian) comes from Italian colon, 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...
megacolon (Italian): megacolon
Ancestry of “megacolon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | colon | colon |
| 2 | Spanish | colón | colón |
| 3 | Catalan | colom | dove, pigeon |
| 4 | Latin | columbus | A male dove or cock-pigeon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόλυμβος | Alternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κολυμβάω | to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I... |