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Where does “colonizzatore” come from?

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

colonizzatore (Italian): colonizing; colonizer

Definitions

  1. colonizing; colonizer

Ancestry of “colonizzatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancolonizzareto colonize, settle
2ItalianColonia—
3FrenchCologne—
4Old FrenchCologne—
5Latincolōnia—
6Latincolōnus—
7Latincolō—
8Latinquelō—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →