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Where does “portugalès” come from?

portugalès (Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin portucalensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “portugalès”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinportucalensisPortuguese
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “portugalès”

  • portuguès
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →