Etymology

recolonize

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Today it means: To colonize again, especially after decolonization. Full definition →

English colonize ← Middle English colane ← Latin colōnia
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincolōnus
  11. Latincolōnia
  12. Middle Englishcolane
  13. Englishcolony
  14. Englishcolonize
  15. English todayrecolonize

From re- + colonize.

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