Where does “postcolonial” come from?
Postcolonial derives from English colonial, English colony, English aldehyde, Latin postis, Latin colo meaning to inhabit or cultivate, and Proto-Indo-European kʷel-.
postcolonial (English): Following the end of colonial rule; Of or...
Definitions
- Following the end of colonial rule; Of or...
Ancestry of “postcolonial”, step by step
| 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 |