Coronel
/ˌkɒr.əˈnɛl/noun
An old or dialectal form of colonel; also a Spanish-language surname and place name.
Did you know?The English spelling history of colonel is famously tangled: the word passed through French and Italian forms, and its pronunciation eventually followed the Italian-influenced shape while the spelling drifted toward a learned, Latin-looking form.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Lat
columna
“A pillar or column”
Old French
OF
coronel
“A military officer in charge of a column or regiment”
Italian
It
colonnello
“A commander of a column of soldiers”
Early Modern English
Eng
coronel
“An early English spelling/pronunciation form of colonel”
Modern English
Eng
colonel
“A senior army officer rank”