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Where does “coleonem” come from?

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

Ancestry of “coleonem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōleus—
2Ancient Greekκολεόςa sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “coleonem”

  • cojones
  • cully
  • cullion
  • cullibility
  • cullionly
  • cullyism
  • acojonante
  • acojonar
  • cojonudo
  • cojón
  • cojones
  • rompicoglioni
  • coglioni
  • rincoglionire
  • coglione
  • coglionare
  • coglionatura
  • coglioneria
  • rincoglionimento
  • rincoglionito
  • couillon
  • Kujon
  • colhão
  • kojono
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