Where does “coilon” come from?

coilon (Middle English) comes from Old French coillon, from Latin cōleōnem, from Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

coilon (Middle English): A testicle

Definitions

  1. A testicle

Ancestry of “coilon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoillontesticle
2Latincōleōnem—
3Latincōleussack (scrotum or testicles)
4Ancient Greekκολεόςa sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “coilon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Ancient Greek κολεός →Every word from Latin cōleus →
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