colonialismo

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Galician colonia

Galician -al

Galician colonial

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor.

Latin -ismusder.

Galician -ismo

Galician colonialismo

From colonial + -ismo.

Noun

colonialismo m (plural colonialismos)

1. colonialism

Related terms

• colonialista

Further reading

• “colonialismo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

From coloniale +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.lo.njaˈliz.mo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: co‧lo‧nia‧lì‧smo

Noun

colonialismo m (plural colonialismi)

1. colonialism

Related terms

• colonia
• colonialista
• colonialistico

Further reading

• “colonialismo”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese colónia / colônia

Portuguese -al

Portuguese colonial

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor.

Latin -ismuslbor.

Portuguese -ismo

Portuguese colonialismo

From colonial + -ismo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.lo.ni.aˈliz.mu/, (faster) /ko.lo.njaˈliz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.lo.ni.aˈliz.mu/, (faster) /ko.lo.njaˈliz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.lo.ni.aˈliʒ.mu/, (faster) /ko.lo.njaˈliʒ.mu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.lu.njɐˈliʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: co‧lo‧ni‧a‧lis‧mo

Noun

colonialismo m (usually uncountable, plural colonialismos)

1. colonialism (colonial domination policy)

Derived terms

• anticolonialismo
• colonialismo científico
• eurocolonialismo
• neocolonialismo
• pós-colonialismo

Related terms

• colônia
• colonialista
• colono

Further reading

• “colonialismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “colonialismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

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.

Spanish colonia

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Spanish -al

Spanish colonial

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor.

Latin -ismuslbor.

Spanish -ismo

Spanish colonialismo

From colonial + -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolonjaˈlismo/ [ko.lo.njaˈliz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: co‧lo‧nia‧lis‧mo

Noun

colonialismo m (plural colonialismos)

1. colonialism (colonial domination policy)

Derived terms

• anticolonialismo
• neocolonialismo

Related terms

• colonialista

Further reading

• “colonialismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025