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Where does “colonizzare” come from?

colonizzare (Italian) comes from Italian Colonia, from French Cologne, from Old French Cologne, from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

colonizzare (Italian): to colonize, settle

Definitions

  1. to colonize, settle

Ancestry of “colonizzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianColonia—
2FrenchCologne—
3Old FrenchCologne—
4Latincolōnia—
5Latincolōnus—
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “colonizzare”

  • colonizzazione
  • colonizzatore
  • ricolonizzazione
  • ricolonizzare
  • colonizzabile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →