colon
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- (grammar) colon punctuation mark
Etymology
Derived from Latin cōlon (a member of a verse of poem) derived from Ancient Greek κῶλον (limb, organ).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κῶλον
Gloss
limb, organ
Kanji
肢
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cōlon Latin
- colectomía Spanish, Castilian
- colonoscopia Spanish, Castilian
- colonoscopio Spanish, Castilian
- megacolon Spanish, Castilian
- mesocolon Spanish, Castilian
- κωλικός Ancient Greek
- κωλόβαθρον Ancient Greek
- κῶλον Ancient Greek
- ἀκροκώλιον Ancient Greek
- *(s)kel- Proto-Indo-European
- kolon Norwegian Bokmål
- kolon Norwegian Nynorsk
- kolon Danish
- κωλο- Greek (modern)
- kols Latvian