colo

Pronunciation: [ˈkɔ.ɫoː]

“colo” is a Latin word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
to inhabit
to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish, care for, protect, nurture
to worship, honor, revere, reverence, respect
to filter, strain, purify

Etymology

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,…

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