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Where does “Kolonie” come from?

Kolonie (German) comes from Middle French colonie, from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Kolonie (German): colony; Synonym of Siedlung , chiefly when...

Definitions

  1. colony; Synonym of Siedlung , chiefly when...

Ancestry of “Kolonie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcoloniecolony
2Latincolōnia—
3Latincolōnus—
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Kolonie”

  • kolonisieren
  • Leprakolonie
  • kolonisering
  • kolonisere
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