Where does “Agricolan” come from?
Agricolan (English) comes from English Agricola, from Latin agricola, from Latin -cola, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
Agricolan (English): Of or relating to the Ancient Roman statesman...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Ancient Roman statesman...
Ancestry of “Agricolan”, step by step
Agricolan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Agricola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Agricola | A cognomen used by several Roman politicians |
| 2 | Latin | agricola | farmer; ablative singular of agricola |
| 3 | Latin | -cola | inhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,... |
| 4 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 5 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English N
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | N | The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this... |