Where does “coillon” come from?

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

coillon (Old French): testicle

Definitions

  1. testicle

Ancestry of “coillon”, step by step

coillon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cōleōnem

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

via Vulgar Latin coleonem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincoleonem—

Words derived from “coillon”

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