colonial
/kəˈləʊniəl/kuh-LOH-nee-uhl
/kəˈloʊniəl/kuh-LOH-nee-uhl
Meaningof a colony
Common meaning: to do with colonies
- colto till, tend; to dwell in; to honourLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 370 (approximate) · scan
- oninoun ending: a group or place of
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latincolō, coluī, cultum‘to till, tend’
- Englishcolony‘a settlement planted in a new land’
- Englishformed in English from colonycolonial‘to do with colonies’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from colony + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), COLONY, p.122 · scan
Roots
- colō, coluī, cultum Latin “to till, tend; to dwell in; to honour”
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