Where does “-cola” come from?

-cola (Latin) comes from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

-cola (Latin): inhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,...

Definitions

  1. inhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,...

Ancestry of “-cola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
2Latinquelō—
3Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “-cola”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →