Etymology of the French word colosse
the French word
colossederived from the Latin word
colossusderived from the Greek word
kolossos, κολοσσός
Date
The earliest known usage of colosse in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
colossalCognates
Dutch
kolos, English
colossus, German
Koloß, Norwegian
koloss, Swedish
koloss
