Where does “arvicoline” come from?

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

arvicoline (English): That inhabits meadows; rural; Any rodent of the...

Definitions

  1. That inhabits meadows; rural; Any rodent of the...

Ancestry of “arvicoline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarvumfield; farm land
2Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
3Latinquelō—
4Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →
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