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Where does “Oxfordesque” come from?

Oxfordesque (English) comes from English -esque, from French -esque, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.

Oxfordesque (English): Resembling or characteristic of the University of...

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the University of...

Ancestry of “Oxfordesque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-esqueIn the style or manner of; Resembling
2French-esque-esque
3Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
4Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
5Latin-ensisOf or from
6Latinarvumfield; farm land
7Latincolō—
8Latinquelō—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →