colum.
large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine, colic; strainer, filter, sieve; vessel for straining, colander (L+S); wicker fish net;
Meaning & usage
colander, strainer
a wicker basket for catching fish
Where this word comes from
Perhaps related to quālus/quālum (“wicker basket”). No widely agreeable etymology has been suggested for either word, but compare Sanskrit चालन (cālana, “sieve, strainer”). De Vaan finds a connection with the root of quatio (“to shake, brandish”) conceivable.
alternative form of cōlon
Where this word comes from
Variant form of cōlon, from κῶλον (kôlon).
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