κόλον
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόλον of uncertain etymon. Grammarians of Hellenistic times proposed relation to βουκόλος (boukólos, “tending kine”), δύσκολος (dúskolos, “difficult”), κόλαξ (kólax, “flatterer”). Other theories include κυλλός (kullós, “crooked, club-footed”). No relation to κῶλον (kôlon, “limb”). Cognate to Latin colum.[1]
Related terms
- κολονοσκόπηση f (kolonoskópisi, “colonoscopy”)
See also
- λεπτό έντερο n (leptó éntero, “small intestine”)
- παχύ έντερο n (pachý éntero, “large intestine”)
Further reading
References
- Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “κόλον”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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