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Where does “colonia” come from?

colonia (Italian) comes from French Cologne, from Old French Cologne, from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

colonia (Italian): colony; cologne, eau de Cologne; holding

Definitions

  1. colony; cologne, eau de Cologne; holding

Ancestry of “colonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCologne—
2Old FrenchCologne—
3Latincolōnia—
4Latincolōnus—
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “colonia”

  • colonizzazione
  • colonizzatore
  • ricolonizzazione
  • colonie
  • decolonizzare
  • colonizzare
  • ricolonizzare
  • colonizzabile
  • κολόνια
  • kolonya
  • قولونیا
  • قولونیه
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