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Where does “colonial” come from?

colonial (Spanish) comes from Spanish colonia, 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.

colonial (Spanish): colonial

Definitions

  1. colonial

Ancestry of “colonial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcoloniacolony; neighbourhood; eau de Cologne
2Latincolōnia—
3Latincolōnus—
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “colonial”

  • anticolonialismo
  • colonialismo
  • semicolonial
  • anticolonial
  • anticolonialista
  • colonialista
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