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Where does “Ourense” come from?

Ourense (Galician) comes from Spanish Orense, from Spanish -ense, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

Ancestry of “Ourense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishOrense—
2Spanish-enseUsed to create adjectives and nouns that denote...
3Latin-ensisOf or from
4Latinarvumfield; farm land
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Ourense”

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