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Where does “coulis” come from?

coulis (French) comes from Old French colëiz, from Vulgar Latin *colātīcius, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

coulis (French): flowing; running; coulis; melted metal used to...

Definitions

  1. flowing; running; coulis; melted metal used to...

Ancestry of “coulis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcolëiz—
2Vulgar Latin*colātīcius—
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “coulis”

  • coulis
  • cullis
  • coulisse
  • кулиса
  • coulisser
  • coulisse
  • Drohkulisse
  • Kulisse
  • taustakulissi
  • kulissi
  • coulisse
  • kuliss
  • кулиса
  • kulisa
  • kulisa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →