Where does “Arlesian” come from?
Arlesian (English) comes from English Arles, from French Arles, from Catalan Arles, from Catalan -ès, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.
Ancestry of “Arlesian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Arles | — |
| 2 | French | Arles | — |
| 3 | Catalan | Arles | — |
| 4 | Catalan | -ès | -ese |
| 5 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 6 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 7 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 8 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |