Where does “colony” come from?
Colony comes from Latin colonia, derived from colonus meaning farmer or settler, from colo meaning to till or inhabit, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- meaning to dwell.
colony (English): A governmental unit created on land of another...
Definitions
- A governmental unit created on land of another...
Ancestry of “colony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | colane | — |
Words derived from “colony”