Where does “coloniality” come from?
Coloniality derives from English colonial, from English colony, from English aldehyde, from Proto-Indo-European -it-, from Latin colo meaning to inhabit or cultivate, combined with Latin -itas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- meaning to dwell.
coloniality (English): The quality of being colonial
Definitions
- The quality of being colonial
Ancestry of “coloniality”, step by step
coloniality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colonial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colonial | Of or pertaining to a colony; Of or pertaining to... |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | Middle English | -al | — |
| 4 | Old French | -al | suffix used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |