Etymology

precolonial

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a historical period before colonization. Full definition →

English colonial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English colane
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  11. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  12. Latincolō
  13. Latincolōnus
  14. Latincolōnia
  15. Middle Englishcolane
  16. Englishcolony
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishcolonial
  20. English todayprecolonial

From pre- + colonial.

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