English word Colosseum comes from Ancient Greek κολοσσός, and later Latin colosseus (Colossal, huge, gigantic.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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κολοσσός | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
κολοσσιαῖος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
colosseus | Latin (lat) | Colossal, huge, gigantic. |
Colosseum | English (en) | The largest stadium in the Roman empire, located near the center of Rome. |