Where does “arabesquely” come from?
arabesquely (English) comes from English arabesque, from French arabesque, from Italian arabesco, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
arabesquely (English): In the style of arabesque art or architecture
Definitions
- In the style of arabesque art or architecture
Ancestry of “arabesquely”, step by step
arabesquely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arabesque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arabesque | An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures... |
| 2 | French | arabesque | arabesque; Arabic |
| 3 | Italian | arabesco | arabesque; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | -esco | Forms adjectives that indicate relationship,... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |