Where does “decolonisation” come from?
Decolonisation derives from English colonization with the prefix de-, ultimately tracing through Latin de to Proto-Indo-European de, both meaning "away" or "from."
decolonisation (English): Alternative spelling of decolonization
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of decolonization
Ancestry of “decolonisation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | de- | reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,... |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 3 | Latin | dē | — |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |