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Where does “colonialista” come from?

colonialista (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.

colonialista (Spanish): colonialist

Definitions

  1. colonialist

Ancestry of “colonialista”, 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 “colonialista”

  • anticolonialista
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