colon

colon · noun¹

1. Ancient Greekκῶλον (kôlon)
2. Latincōlon
3. English todaycolon

From Latin cōlon (“a member of a verse of poem”), from Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, “a member, limb, clause, part of a verse”).

colon · noun²

1. Ancient Greekκόλον (kólon)
2. Latincŏlon
3. English todaycolon

From Latin cŏlon (“large intestine”), from Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon, “the large intestine, also food, meat, fodder”).

colon · noun³

1. French · derived fromcolon
2. English todaycolon

From French colon.

Colon · proper noun⁴

Spanish surname, variant of Colón. Also Castilianized form of Colom.