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Where does “amnicolist” come from?

amnicolist (English) comes from Latin amnicola, from Latin -cola, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

amnicolist (English): One who dwells by a river

Definitions

  1. One who dwells by a river

Ancestry of “amnicolist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamnicoladwelling by the river; someone or something that...
2Latin-colainhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,...
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →