Where does “kolon” come from?

kolon (Maltese) 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...

kolon (Maltese): colon

Definitions

colon

Ancestry of “kolon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	colon	colon part of the body
2	Spanish	colón	colón currency
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...

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