Where does “koulèv” come from?
koulèv (Haitian Creole) comes from French couleuvre, from Vulgar Latin colobra, from Latin colubra, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
koulèv (Haitian Creole): snake
Definitions
- snake
Ancestry of “koulèv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | couleuvre | serpent; grass snake, garter snake |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | colobra | — |
| 3 | Latin | colubra | a female snake, serpent; snake, serpent |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |