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Where does “piscicolous” come from?

piscicolous (English) comes from English -colous, from Latin -cola, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

piscicolous (English): Infecting or inhabiting fish

Definitions

  1. Infecting or inhabiting fish

Ancestry of “piscicolous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-colousHaving a specified habitat
2Latin-colainhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,...
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →