1. Etymology of the Spanish word colonia
the Spanish word
coloniaderived from the Latin word
colonia (colony, settlement or people thereof; colony of bees; land possession; landed estate, farm)
derived from the Latin word
colonus (farmer, cultivator, tiller)
derived from the Late Latin word
colere (honor, cherish, worship; live in , inhabit; till)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-Derivations in Spanish
coloniajeCognates
Dutch
kolonie, English
colony, French
colonie, German
Kolonie, Italian
colonia, Latin
colonia, Lithuanian
kolonija, Norwegian
koloni, Polish
kolonia, Russian
кoлония, Swedish
koloni2. Etymology of the Spanish word colonia
derived from the Spanish word
coloniaderived from the Spanish word
Colonia
