Where does “Waldenesque” come from?

Waldenesque (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.

Waldenesque (English): Reminiscent of Walden, an 1854 novel by Henry David Thoreau that is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings

Definitions

  1. Reminiscent of Walden, an 1854 novel by Henry David Thoreau that is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings

Ancestry of “Waldenesque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-esqueIn the style or manner of; Resembling
2French-esqueesque
3Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
4Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
5Latin-ensisOf or from
6Latinarvumfield; farm land
7Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
8Latinquelō
9Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéletiEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷelō
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