Where does “Coloș” come from?

Coloș (Romanian) comes from French colosse, from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός — large statue; any statue, large or small.

Coloș (Romanian): colossus

Definitions

  1. colossus

Ancestry of “Coloș”, step by step

Coloș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French colosse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcolossecolossus
2Latincolossuscolossus, giant statue
3Ancient Greekκολοσσόςlarge statue; any statue, large or small

via Hungarian Kolos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianKolos—
Every word from Ancient Greek κολοσσός →Every word from Latin colossus →Every word from French colosse →