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koloni.

colon (punctuation mark)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. colon (punctuation mark)

    class-ix
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English colon.

noun

  1. colony

    class-v
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colonybor. Swahili koloni Borrowed from English colony.

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