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Where does “pedantisch” come from?

pedantisch (German) comes from Italian pedantesco, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

pedantisch (German): pedantic; punctilious; meticulous

Definitions

  1. pedantic; punctilious; meticulous

Ancestry of “pedantisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianpedantescoVery pedantic
2Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
3Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
4Latin-ensisOf or from
5Latinarvumfield; farm land
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →