Where does “alpicole” come from?
alpicole (French) comes from French -cole, 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.
alpicole (French): alpine
Definitions
- alpine
Ancestry of “alpicole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | -cole | -cultural; relating to the cultivation of |
| 2 | Latin | -cola | inhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,... |
| 3 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 4 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |