Where does “colónia” come from?
colónia (Portuguese) comes 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.
colónia (Portuguese): colony; a settlement of immigrants; plantation
Definitions
- colony; a settlement of immigrants; plantation
Ancestry of “colónia”, step by step