Where does “colín” come from?

colín (Asturian) comes from Asturian colar, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

colín (Asturian): strainer

Definitions

  1. strainer

Ancestry of “colín”, step by step

colín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Asturian colar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiancolarto leave, go away, depart; to sift; to strain
2Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
3Latinquelō—
4Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via French Colin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchColinSeveral different fish: pollock or European pollock, saithe or coalfish, hake
2FrenchColas—
3FrenchNicolasNicholas
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