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Where does “lince” come from?

lince (Italian) comes from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ, from Latin canadensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

lince (Italian): lynx, catamount

Definitions

  1. lynx, catamount

Ancestry of “lince”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlynxA lynx
2Ancient Greekλύγξlynx; hiccup
3LatincanadensisCanadian
4Latin-ensisOf or from
5Latinarvumfield; farm land
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →