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
- to rock; to swing with light, gentle movements;...
Ancestry of “cullare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | culla | cradle, crib, cot; third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | cunla | — |
| 3 | Latin | cūnula | — |
| 4 | Latin | cūna | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | koinā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱoy-no- | hay; lair, cradle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |