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Where does “ignicolist” come from?

ignicolist (English) comes from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

ignicolist (English): A worshiper of fire

Definitions

  1. A worshiper of fire

Ancestry of “ignicolist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
3Latinquelo—
4Proto-Italickʷelō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →