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Where does “coltivatore” come from?

coltivatore (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.

coltivatore (Italian): grower, cultivator, farmer

Definitions

  1. grower, cultivator, farmer

Ancestry of “coltivatore”, 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 “coltivatore”

  • motocoltivatore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →