Where does “xerocolous” come from?

xerocolous (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.

xerocolous (English): tolerant of very dry conditions

Definitions

  1. tolerant of very dry conditions

Ancestry of “xerocolous”, 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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →