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Where does “Hortensius” come from?

Hortensius (Latin) comes from Latin hortensis, 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.

Hortensius (Latin): of or pertaining to the gens Hortensia

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Hortensia

Ancestry of “Hortensius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhortensisgarden
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Hortensius”

  • Hortensia
  • Hortensia
  • Ὁρτήσιος
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