Where does “colonia” come from?

colonia (Latin) comes from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “colonia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	colōnus	—
2	Latin	colō	—
3	Latin	quelō	—
4	Proto-Italic	kʷelō	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷéleti	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷel-	to turn

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