- κολοφών
- κολοφών, -ῶνοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `summit, top, pinnacle', only metaph. (Pl., Com. Adesp., Str.), after H. also = κολιός (i. e. κελεός; s. v.) and ἰχθῦς θαλάσσιος;Derivatives: κολοφωνέω `crown a work' (Steph. in Hp.). As GN town in Ionia; Κολοφώνιος `from K., inhabitant of K.s'.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: A connection with κολωνός, through *κολαφών \< IE. *koln̥-bho- (Brugmann Grundr.2 2 : 1, 301) is strongly endangered by the Anatolian placename, which points to foreign origin, s. Chantraine Formation 162.Page in Frisk: 1,904
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.