Where does “kolonia” come from?
kolonia (Polish) comes from Esperanto kolonio, from Latin colōnia, 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.
kolonia (Polish): colony
Definitions
- colony
Ancestry of “kolonia”, step by step
kolonia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kolonio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kolonio | colony |
| 2 | Latin | colōnia | A colony, settlement |
| 3 | Latin | colōnus | farmer, especially a kind of tenant farmer or sharecropper; husbandman; tiller of the soil |
| 4 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 5 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Spanish colonia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | colonia | colony; neighbourhood; eau de Cologne |
| 2 | Spanish | agua de Colonia | eau de Cologne |
| 3 | French | Eau de Cologne | cologne a type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water |
| 4 | Latin | Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium | — |
via German Köln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Köln | Cologne |