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Where does “-ensis” come from?

-ensis (Latin) comes 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.

-ensis (Latin): Of or from

Definitions

  1. Of or from

Ancestry of “-ensis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarvumfield; farm land
2Latincolō—
3Latinquelō—
4Proto-Italickʷelō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “-ensis”

  • Chinese
  • Japanese
  • peasant
  • Vietnamese
  • peasantry
  • Lebanese
  • Burmese
  • Taiwanese
  • Sudanese
  • Javanese
  • Viennese
  • Siamese
  • Genoese
  • Maltese
  • Jap
  • Cantonese
  • Nepalese
  • Senegalese
  • Piedmontese
  • amanuensis
  • Timorese
  • Powys
  • Tyrolese
  • Indochinese
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