Where does “forense” come from?

forense (Italian) comes from Latin forēnsis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

forense (Italian): legal; forensic

Definitions

  1. legal; forensic

Ancestry of “forense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforēnsisof or pertaining to the market or forum
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
5Latinquelō
6Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéletiEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷelō
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