Where does “Neanderthal” come from?
Neanderthal comes from German Neanderthal, a valley in western Germany where skeletal remains of an extinct human species were discovered in 1856.
Neanderthal (English): Of or pertaining to "Homo neanderthalensis";...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to "Homo neanderthalensis";...
Ancestry of “Neanderthal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Neanderthal | Neander valley |
| 2 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 3 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Neanderthal”