coronel

Portuguese

/ˌko.ɾo.ˈnɛw/

noun
Definitions
  • colonel (commissioned office in the armed services)
  • (Brazil) a politician in rural areas

Etymology

Derived from Middle French coronel derived from Italian colonnello (the officer of a small company of soldiers that marched at the head of a regiment) derived from Latin columna (pillar, post, a column) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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