Etymology of the English word coal
the English word
coalderived from the English word
colderived from the Old French word
colderived from the Latin word
collum (neck; neck; throat; head and neck)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-derived from the English word
calderived from the French word
calderived from the Latin word
calor (heat; warmth, glow)
derived from the Latin word
calere (be, feel, be kept warm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kelə-derived from the Latin word
callus (hard, tough skin, hide)
derived from the Latin word
caulis (stalk, stem; stem of a cabbage)
derived from the Greek word
caulisderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gel-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*kulanDerivations in English
collier,
coaler,
coalfish,
coalsack,
coaly,
coalbin,
coalification,
coaled,
coalingCognates
Dutch
coherent, Dutch
kool, English
cole, English
coherent, French
chou, French
cohérent, German
kohärent, German
Kohle, Icelandic
kál, Icelandic
kol, Norwegian
koherent, Norwegian
kol, Portuguese
couve, Provençal
caul, Spanish
col, Swedish
koherens, Swedish
kolUsage
Word found in Modern English
