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Where does “coulisse” come from?

coulisse (English) comes from French coulisse, 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 — to turn.

coulisse (English): A piece of timber having a groove in which...

Definitions

  1. A piece of timber having a groove in which...

Ancestry of “coulisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoulissecoulisse; side of a stage, dressing room;...
2Frenchcoulisflowing; running; coulis; melted metal used to...
3Old Frenchcolëiz—
4Vulgar Latin*colātīcius—
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →