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English word coal comes from Proto-Indo-European *gle-, Ancient Greek (to 1453) καυλός, Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH-, Proto-Indo-European *keh₂u-l-i, and later Old English (ca. 450-1100) col (Cool (not hot or warm).)
*gle- (Proto-Indo-European)
καυλός (Ancient Greek)
*ǵwelH- (Proto-Indo-European)
*keh₂u-l-i (Proto-Indo-European)
*kōlijaz (Proto-Germanic)
*gʷol- (Proto-Indo-European)
spike, tip, peak, to move; to turn (around)
*ǵulHom (Proto-Indo-European)
col (Old English)
Cool (not hot or warm).
cōl (Old English)
caulis (Latin)
Penis. Stalk, stem. Stem of a cabbage.
cāul (Old English)
*kulą (Proto-Germanic)
Coal.
col (Old English)
Coal Cool (not hot or warm).
col (Old English)
Coal.
col (Middle English)
coal (English)
(countable) A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.. (countable) A piece of coal used for burning. Note that in British English either of the following examples could be used, whereas the latter would be more common in American English.. (countable) A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.. (uncountable) A black rock [...]