Etymology of the French word colonie

Date

The earliest known usage of colonie in French dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in French

colonial, coloniser

Derivations in other languages

Romanian colonie

Cognates

Dutch kolonie, English colony, German Kolonie, Italian colonia, Latin colonia, Lithuanian kolonija, Norwegian koloni, Polish kolonia, Russian кoлония, Spanish colonia, Swedish koloni