Cologne

English

/kəˈloʊn/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia), on the Rhine River.
  • (city and town in Minnesota).

Etymology

Borrowed from French Cologne derived from Latin Colōnia Agrippīna (Agrippine Colony) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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