Portuguese word colo comes from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂, and later Latin collaris (Collared. Neck (attributive).)
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kʷekʷléh₂ | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| collum | Latin (lat) | (anatomy) neck, throat. (symbolically) servitude. Upper stem of a plant. |
| collaris | Latin (lat) | Collared. Neck (attributive). |
| collare | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin, Vulgar Latin) collar, neckband; chain for the neck. |
| colar | Portuguese (por) | (Brazil, slang) to approach, to get closer to (someone or somewhere). (Brazil, slang) to use a copy of content to help to complete a school or university test, often illegally. To affix, to attach, to tie together. To glue (to join with glue). To invest (to receive a priest's collar). To settle a bill (clothing) collar. Necklace, chain (transitive) to invest (to ceremonially install someone [...] |
| colo | Portuguese (por) | First-person singular (eu) present indicative of colar. |