Where does “Cô-lô-xê” come from?

Cô-lô-xê (Vietnamese) comes from Latin Colossae, from Ancient Greek Κολοσσαί, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός — large statue; any statue, large or small.

Cô-lô-xê (Vietnamese): Colossae

Definitions

  1. Colossae

Ancestry of “Cô-lô-xê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinColossaeA city of Phrygia situated on the river Lycus
2Ancient GreekΚολοσσαίColossae, a city in Phrygia, a region in Asia Minor
3Ancient Greekκολοσσόςlarge statue; any statue, large or small
Every word from Ancient Greek κολοσσός →Every word from Ancient Greek Κολοσσαί →Every word from Latin Colossae →