Late 16th century; earliest use found in Edmund Spenser (?1552–1599), poet and administrator in Ireland. From Italian colosso from classical Latin colossus.
Definition of colosso in US English:
colosso
nounkəˈlɒsəʊ
rare
Colossus.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Edmund Spenser (?1552–1599), poet and administrator in Ireland. From Italian colosso from classical Latin colossus.