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Where does “colonica” come from?

colonica (Latin) comes from Latin colōnicus, 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.

colonica (Latin): farmhouse, rustic's hut

Definitions

  1. farmhouse, rustic's hut

Ancestry of “colonica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolōnicus—
2Latincolōnus—
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →