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Where does “kolonis” come from?

kolonis (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kolonist, from Dutch kolonie, from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

kolonis (Afrikaans): colonist

Definitions

  1. colonist

Ancestry of “kolonis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkolonistA colonist, a settler; A child who camped at a...
2Dutchkoloniecolony, dependent human settlement, state or...
3Latincolōnia—
4Latincolōnus—
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →