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Where does “coltivabile” come from?

coltivabile (Italian) comes from Italian coltivare, from Medieval Latin cultivare, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

coltivabile (Italian): cultivable; arable

Definitions

  1. cultivable; arable

Ancestry of “coltivabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancoltivareto cultivate or grow
2Medieval Latincultivare—
3Latincultustilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;...
4Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
6Latinquelo—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “coltivabile”

  • incoltivabile
  • coltivabilità
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →