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Where does “couler” come from?

couler (French) comes 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.

couler (French): to sink; to cast ; to pour; to flow, to run; to...

Definitions

  1. to sink; to cast ; to pour; to flow, to run; to...

Ancestry of “couler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoulerto flow
2Latincolō—
3Latinquelō—
4Proto-Italickʷelō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “couler”

  • coulee
  • couloir
  • coulis
  • cullis
  • coulisse
  • coulant
  • кулон
  • кулиса
  • coulant
  • écouler
  • écoulement
  • coulisser
  • couloir
  • coulage
  • coulamment
  • écoulage
  • coulement
  • coulis
  • coulée
  • monocouloir
  • coulisse
  • découler
  • Kulisse
  • kulant
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