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Where does “Anglais” come from?

Anglais (French) comes from French -ais, from Old French -eis, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

Anglais (French): English person; Englishman; An Anglo-American or...

Definitions

  1. English person; Englishman; An Anglo-American or...

Ancestry of “Anglais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-aisThe first-person and second-person singular...
2Old French-eisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
3Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
4Latin-ensisOf or from
5Latinarvumfield; farm land
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Anglais”

  • Angle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →