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Where does “cullare” come from?

cullare (Italian) comes from Italian culla, from Latin cunla, from Latin cūnula, from Latin cūna, from Proto-Italic koinā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoy-no-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cullare (Italian): to rock; to swing with light, gentle movements;...

Definitions

  1. to rock; to swing with light, gentle movements;...

Ancestry of “cullare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancullacradle, crib, cot; third-person singular present...
2Latincunla—
3Latincūnula—
4Latincūna—
5Proto-Italickoinā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoy-no-hay; lair, cradle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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