Where does “corticolous” come from?

corticolous (English) comes from English -colous, 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.

corticolous (English): Living or growing on bark

Definitions

  1. Living or growing on bark

Ancestry of “corticolous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-colousHaving a specified habitat
2Latin-colainhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,...
3Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
4Latinquelō
5Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “corticolous

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-