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Where does “colonialismo” come from?

colonialismo (Spanish) comes from Spanish colonial, from Spanish colonia, from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

colonialismo (Spanish): colonialism

Definitions

  1. colonialism

Ancestry of “colonialismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcolonialcolonial
2Spanishcoloniacolony; neighbourhood; eau de Cologne
3Latincolōnia—
4Latincolōnus—
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “colonialismo”

  • anticolonialismo
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