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Where does “colaphizatus” come from?

colaphizatus (Latin) comes from Latin colaphizo, from Ancient Greek κολαφίζω, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος — knuckle; knot in a string; any hard, bony knob.

colaphizatus (Latin): cuffed

Definitions

  1. cuffed

Ancestry of “colaphizatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincolaphizoI cuff
2Ancient GreekκολαφίζωI slap, buffett
3Ancient Greekκόλαφοςa buffet, a blow
4Ancient Greekκόνδυλοςknuckle; knot in a string; any hard, bony knob
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