Etymology of the English word colossal
the English word
colossalderived from the English word
colossusderived from the Latin word
colossusderived from the Greek word
kolossos, κολοσσός
using the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisderived from the French word
colossalderived from the French word
colossederived from the Latin word
colossusderived from the Greek word
kolossos, κολοσσός
Usage
Word found in Modern English