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colo.

to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkɔ.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔː.lo]

  1. to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden

    conjugation-3

  2. to inhabit

    conjugation-3

  3. to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish, care for, protect, nurture

    conjugation-3

  4. to worship, honor, revere, reverence, respect

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō From Proto-Italic *kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- (“to move, to turn (around), to revolve around, and therefore to sojourn, to dwell”). The same root also gave in-quil-īnus (“inhabitant”) and anculus (“servant”). Cognates include Ancient Greek πέλω (pélō), πόλος (pólos), τέλλω (téllō), τέλος (télos), τῆλε (têle), πάλαι (pálai), κύκλος (kúklos), Sanskrit चरति (cárati), English wheel, Russian колесо́ (kolesó).

verb[ˈkoː.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔː.lo]

  1. to filter, strain, purify

    conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin cōlum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cōlō From cōlum (“colander, strainer”) + -ō.

noun[ˈkoː.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔː.lo]

  1. dative/ablative singular of colum

    ablative · dative · form-of · neuter · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin cōlum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cōlō From cōlum (“colander, strainer”) + -ō.

noun[ˈkoː.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔː.lo]

  1. dative/ablative singular of colus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin cōlum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cōlō From cōlum (“colander, strainer”) + -ō.

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