Etymology

colo-

Today it means: Pertaining to the colon. Full definition →

Latin colon ← Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon)
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  1. Ancient Greekκόλον (kólon)
  2. Latincolon
  3. English todaycolo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin colon, whence also English colon.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.