colo

Meaning

1. (conjugation-3) to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
2. (conjugation-3) to inhabit
3. (conjugation-3) to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish, care for, protect, nurture
4. (conjugation-3, figuratively) to worship, honor, revere, reverence, respect

Concepts

leave

protect

support

Synonyms

defendo

produco

protego

tueor

tutor

pono

Translations

cultiver

dipositar

protegir

schützen

αφήνω

προστατεύω

habiter

honorer

poser

protéger

proteggere

parastin

پاراستن

beschermen

deponeren

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɔ.ɫoː]

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, Russian колесо́ (kolesó).