Where does “Colossae” come from?

Colossae (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Κολοσσαί, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός — large statue; any statue, large or small.

Colossae (Latin): A city of Phrygia situated on the river Lycus

Definitions

  1. A city of Phrygia situated on the river Lycus

Ancestry of “Colossae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚολοσσαίColossae, a city in Phrygia, a region in Asia Minor
2Ancient Greekκολοσσόςlarge statue; any statue, large or small

Words derived from “Colossae”

Every word from Ancient Greek κολοσσός →Every word from Ancient Greek Κολοσσαί →