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Where does “colònia” come from?

colònia (Catalan) comes from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

colònia (Catalan): colony; cologne

Definitions

  1. colony; cologne

Ancestry of “colònia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolōnia—
2Latincolōnus—
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “colònia”

  • colonitzar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →