Etymology

col

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Today it means: A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks. Full definition →

French col ← Latin collum
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col · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcollum“neck”
  2. French · borrowed fromcol
  3. English todaycol

Borrowed from French col, from Latin collum (“neck”). Doublet of collum.

col · noun2

Abbreviation

Words from the same roots

Latincollum all →

collum

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