Where does “colonial” come from?
Colonial derives from English colony, from Latin colonus meaning farmer or settler, from Latin colo meaning to cultivate, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- meaning to turn or move around.
colonial (English): Of or pertaining to a colony; Of or pertaining to...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a colony; Of or pertaining to...
Ancestry of “colonial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ál | — |
| 2 | Middle English | -al | — |
| 3 | Old French | -al | suffix used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |
Words derived from “colonial”