Recolonise
/ˌriːˈkɒlənaɪz/noun
To colonise again or restore colonial control over a place or people.
Did you know?Its core comes from Latin colere, meaning “to cultivate” or “to inhabit,” linking colonial expansion linguistically to the language of farming and cultivation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷel-
“To move around, dwell, or inhabit; the proposed ancestral root behind several later words.”
Classical Latin
Latin
colere
“To cultivate, inhabit, tend, or worship.”
Classical Latin
Latin
colonia
“A settlement or community of settlers, especially one established outside Rome.”
Latin
Latin
colonus
“A farmer, tenant, or settler; the source of the later term for a colonist.”
17th Century
English
colonise
“To establish a colony or settle people in a territory.”
Modern English
English
recolonise
“To colonise again, formed from re- meaning “again” plus colonise.”