Where does “escolar” come from?
escolar (English) comes from Spanish escolar, from Latin excolo, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
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Ancestry of “escolar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | escolar | scholar; school; student, schoolchild, schoolboy,... |
| 2 | Latin | excolo | I tend or cultivate; I improve or perfect; I... |
| 3 | Latin | colō | — |
| 4 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |