Where does “colhão” come from?
colhão (Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan colhon, from Latin cōleōnem, from Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
colhão (Portuguese): ball
Ancestry of “colhão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | colhon | — |
| 2 | Latin | cōleōnem | — |
| 3 | Latin | cōleus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κολεός | a sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |