Colosseum etymology

English

English word Colosseum comes from Ancient Greek κολοσσός, and later Latin colosseus (Colossal, huge, gigantic.)

Etymology of Colosseum

Detailed word origin of Colosseum

Dictionary entry Language Definition
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.

Words with the same origin as Colosseum

Descendants of κολοσσός

coliseum