Where does “rupicola” come from?

rupicola (English) comes from Latin rūpicola, 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.

rupicola (English): Any of several South American passerine birds, of...

Definitions

  1. Any of several South American passerine birds, of...

Ancestry of “rupicola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrūpicolaa cliff-dweller
2Latin-colainhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,...
3Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
4Latinquelō
5Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéletiEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷelō
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