Where does “coulée” come from?
coulée (English) comes from French coulée, from French couler, from Old French couler, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
coulée (English): Alternative form of coulee
Definitions
- Alternative form of coulee
Ancestry of “coulée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | coulée | flow, flowing; stream; feminine singular of the... |
| 2 | French | couler | to sink |
| 3 | Old French | couler | to flow |
| 4 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 5 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |