Etymology

colonist

col·o·nist
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Today it means: A founder of a colony. Full definition →

English colon(y) ← Middle English colane ← Latin colōnia
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  4. Latincolō
  5. Latincolōnus
  6. Latincolōnia
  7. Middle Englishcolane
  8. Englishcolon(y)
  9. English todaycolonist

From colon(y) + -ist.

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