1. Etymology of the Latin word colon
the Latin word colon (large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine; part of a line of verse, metrical entity; clause of a period)
derived from the Greek word kolon, κῶλον (great gut; a limb of the body (as if lopped))
Derivations in Latin
semicolon, colonicusDerivations in other languages
English colon, French côlon2. Etymology of the Latin word colon
derived from the Latin word colon