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Where does “coulis” come from?

coulis (English) comes from French coulis, from Old French colëiz, from Vulgar Latin *colātīcius, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

coulis (English): A thick sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit...

Definitions

  1. A thick sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit...

Ancestry of “coulis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoulisflowing; running; coulis; melted metal used to...
2Old Frenchcolëiz—
3Vulgar Latin*colātīcius—
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →