1. Etymology of the French word colon
the French word
colonderived from the Latin word
colonus (farmer, cultivator, tiller)
derived from the Late Latin word
colere (honor, cherish, worship; live in , inhabit; till)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-Derivations in French
colonage,
colonat2. Etymology of the French word colon
derived from the French word
colonderived 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-3. Etymology of the French word colon
derived from the French word
colonDerivations in other languages
English
colon
