The Latin collis derived from colle and then reached Italian as collina . From this term comes the concept of hill , which refers to a prominence of the terrain that occurs naturally.
Hills are therefore elevations . Unlike mountains, they usually do not exceed 100 metres in height . Therefore, a hill is an elevation of lesser height than a mountain.
Also called mounds , hillocks or mounds in some cases, hills usually arise for geomorphological reasons. The transfer of sediment from a glacier, a geological fault or the erosion of a mountain are some of the causes that can lead, over time, to the appearance of a hill.
Throughout history , many hills were chosen as the starting point for building a settlement. The height was useful for observing if enemies were approaching and for avoiding problems arising from the flooding of a nearby river.
In addition to all of the above, we cannot overlook the fact that the term we are now dealing with has also been used in the field of cinema. This would be the case of the film “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain”. It is a British film directed by Christopher Monger and released in 1995.
Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald and Colm Meaney are some of the actors who make up the cast of this feature film that tells the story of two cartographers, in 1917, who arrive in a small British town to take the necessary measurements as they are drawing up the new map of Wales. The problem they will have is that the locals want an area that they consider “the first mountain in Wales” to be marked as a mountain on that map.
However, when cartographers carry out the relevant measurements, they find that due to its height it cannot be classified as a mountain but simply as a hill. This fact leads the local inhabitants to try to implement different plans to achieve the necessary height.
In the literary field, on the other hand, there is the work “Watership Down”. It is a novel written by the English writer Richard Adams. It was published in 1972, it is aimed at children and years later it was brought to the big screen by the filmmaker Martin Rosen. It has as its protagonist a rabbit called Fiver who has visions about the end of his burrow.
When choline comes from the scientific Latin cholina , its use is linked to the field of chemistry . Choline is the name given to the substance that, as part of lecithins, is found in the bile of some species and functions as a neurotransmitter.
Considered an essential nutrient , choline is a molecule that allows cells to perform their functions normally. A deficiency of choline in the body can cause hypertension, bone problems, infertility and other disorders.
Colina , finally, is a surname shared by personalities such as Braulio Carrillo Colina (former head of state of Costa Rica ) and the Venezuelan Oscar de Jesús Colina (singer).