coliseum

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκολοσσιαῖος
2. Latin · derived fromColosseum
3. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromcoliseum
4. English todaycoliseum

From Medieval Latin coliseum, from Latin Colosseum, from neuter of colosseus (“gigantic”), from Ancient Greek κολοσσιαῖος (kolossiaîos), from κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”). See also: w:Colosseum § Name on Wikipedia.

Words from the same roots