Where does “cojón” come from?

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

cojón (Spanish): testicle, ball

Definitions

  1. testicle, ball

Ancestry of “cojón”, step by step

cojón 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 “cojón”

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