Etymology

postcolonial

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Today it means: Following the end of colonial rule. Full definition →

English colonial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English colane
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincolōnus
  12. Latincolōnia
  13. Middle Englishcolane
  14. Englishcolony
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishcolonial
  18. English todaypostcolonial

From post- + colonial.

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