Where does “saprolignicolous” come from?

saprolignicolous (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.

saprolignicolous (English): Chiefly of bryophytes, dwelling in or on decaying wood

Definitions

  1. Chiefly of bryophytes, dwelling in or on decaying wood

Ancestry of “saprolignicolous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-colousHaving a specified habitat
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- →