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Where does “calcicole” come from?

calcicole (English) comes from French -cole, 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.

calcicole (English): Any plant that thrives in a soil rich in lime or...

Definitions

  1. Any plant that thrives in a soil rich in lime or...

Ancestry of “calcicole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-cole-cultural; relating to the cultivation of
2Latin-colainhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,...
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →