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Where does “colonialista” come from?

colonialista (Italian) comes from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

colonialista (Italian): colonialist

Definitions

  1. colonialist

Ancestry of “colonialista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ista-ist
2Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
3Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
4Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
5Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “colonialista”

  • colonialiste
  • neocolonialista
  • anticolonialiste
  • anticolonialista
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →