Where does “колосок” come from?

колосок (Russian) comes from Russian колос, from Russian коло́сс, from German Koloss, from French colosse, from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός — large statue; any statue, large or small.

колосок (Russian): spikelet

Definitions

  1. spikelet

Ancestry of “колосок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianколосear
2Russianколо́ссcolossus
3GermanKolosscolossus
4Frenchcolossecolossus
5Latincolossuscolossus, giant statue
6Ancient Greekκολοσσόςlarge statue; any statue, large or small
Every word from Ancient Greek κολοσσός →Every word from Latin colossus →Every word from French colosse →