Where does “Neanderthal” come from?
Neanderthal (German) comes from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
Neanderthal (German): Neander valley
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