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Where does “Leprakolonie” come from?

Leprakolonie (German) comes from German Kolonie, 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 — to turn.

Leprakolonie (German): leper colony

Definitions

  1. leper colony

Ancestry of “Leprakolonie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKoloniecolony; Synonym of Siedlung , chiefly when...
2Middle Frenchcoloniecolony
3Latincolōnia—
4Latincolōnus—
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →