colonel

/ˈkɜːnəl/KUR-nuhl

/ˈkɝnəl/KUR-nuhl

Meaningthe leader of a column

Common meaning: an officer commanding a regiment

colona pillar, postLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 372 · scan
elsmall-thing ending (French -el)

Journey through time

Latincolumna, -ae‘a pillar, post’
Frenchcolonelsource
Englishcolonel‘an officer commanding a regiment’ · today

colon also in: column

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin columna ‘a pillar, post’.

Roots

columna, -ae Latin “a pillar, post”

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