Where does “coulement” come from?

coulement (French) comes from French couler, from Old French couler, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

coulement (French): flow; slip, skid, slide, slither

Definitions

  1. flow; slip, skid, slide, slither

Ancestry of “coulement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoulerto sink
2Old Frenchcoulerto flow
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 →