Where does “calesse” come from?

calesse (Italian) comes from French calèche, from Czech kolesa, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

calesse (Italian): gig; third-person singular imperfect subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. gig; third-person singular imperfect subjunctive...

Ancestry of “calesse”, step by step

calesse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French calèche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalèchecalèche, carriage
2Czechkolesa—
3Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via German Kalesche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaleschecalèche, carriage

Words derived from “calesse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Czech kolesa →