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Where does “neanderthal” come from?

neanderthal (English) comes from German Neanderthal, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

neanderthal (English): Alternative letter-case form of Neanderthal

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Neanderthal

Ancestry of “neanderthal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNeanderthalNeander valley
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “neanderthal”

  • ned
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