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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

  1. The control or domination by a powerful country...

Ancestry of “neocolonialism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishneo-new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to...
2Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
3Latinfēlēs—
4Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
5Proto-Uralicpidetall
6Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
7Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
8Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →