Ancient Greek
κολοσσός
‘large statue, especially the colossus of Rhodes’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek κολοσσός.
5 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek κολοσσός, most familiar first.
- colossal ← colosse ← colossus
- coliseum ← Colosseum ← neuter ← colosseus ← κολοσσιαῖος
- colossus
- colosseum ← neuter ← colosseus ← κολοσσιαῖος
- colossea ← colossēus ← κολοσσιαῖος
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κολοσσός