Where does “col” come from?

col (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kōl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

Ancestry of “col”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkōl
2Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
3Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós

Words derived from “col

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós
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