Etymology of the English word colonelcy
the English word
colonelcyderived from the English word
colonelderived from the Old French word
colonelderived from the Old Italian word
colonnelloderived from the Italian word
colonnaderived from the Latin word
columna (column, pillar; stanchion; water-spout)
derived from the Latin word
columen (height, peak, summit)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-using the English suffix
-cyUsage
Word found in Modern English
