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Where does “colonialism” come from?

colonialism (Romanian) comes from French colonialisme, from French colonial, from French colonie, from Middle French colonie, from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.

colonialism (Romanian): colonialism

Definitions

  1. colonialism

Ancestry of “colonialism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcolonialismecolonialism
2Frenchcolonialcolonial; a colonial, a resident of a colony; a...
3Frenchcoloniecolony
4Middle Frenchcoloniecolony
5Latincolōnia—
6Latincolōnus—
7Latincolō—
8Latinquelō—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →