coillon
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin cōleōnem, derived from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). By surface analysis, coil + -on.
Noun
coillon m (oblique plural coillons, nominative singular coillons, nominative plural coillon)
- testicle
Related terms
- coille
Descendants
- Middle French: couillon
- French: couillon
- → Alemannic German: Gajung
- → German: Kujon (see there for further descendants)
- → Middle English: coilon
- English: cullion