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Where does “Colognian” come from?

Colognian (English) comes from English cologne, from French Cologne, from Old French Cologne, from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

Colognian (English): Of or relating to the city of Cologne in Germany;...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the city of Cologne in Germany;...

Ancestry of “Colognian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcologneA type of perfume consisting of 2-5% essential...
2FrenchCologne—
3Old FrenchCologne—
4Latincolōnia—
5Latincolōnus—
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →