'colossus' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'colossus', where 'colossus' meant 'a large statue'.

'colossus' changed from the Greek word 'kolossos' and eventually became the modern English word 'colossus'.

Initially, it meant 'a large statue', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a person or thing of enormous size, importance, or ability'.