Where does “Athenian” come from?

Athenian (English) comes from Latin atheniensis, 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.

Athenian (English): An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece

Definitions

  1. An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece

Ancestry of “Athenian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinatheniensisAthenian
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Athenian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →