colonel

English

/ˈkɜːnəl/, /ˈkɝnəl/

noun

Definitions

A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French coronnel derived from colonnello (the officer of a small company of soldiers that marched at the head of a regiment) derived from Latin columna (pillar, post, a column) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (rise, lift, be elevated, be prominent, jab, raise, thrust, prick), *kelH- (rise, lift, be elevated, be prominent, jab, raise, thrust, prick).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kelH-

Gloss

rise, lift, be elevated, be prominent, jab, raise, thrust, prick

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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