Where does “neocolonialism” come from?
Neocolonialism comes from English colonial, ultimately from Latin colo meaning to inhabit or cultivate, derived from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- meaning to turn or move around.
neocolonialism (English): The control or domination by a powerful country...
Definitions
- The control or domination by a powerful country...
Ancestry of “neocolonialism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 3 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 4 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 6 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 8 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |