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

of or pertaining to the gens Hortensia

Ancestry of “Hortensius”, step by step

Hortensius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin hortensis

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	hortensis	garden
2	Latin	-ensis	Of or from
3	Latin	arvum	field; farm land
4	Latin	colō	to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
5	Latin	quelō	—
6	Proto-Italic	kʷelō	to inhabit
7	Proto-Indo-European	kʷéleti	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	kʷel-	to turn

via Latin Horta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Horta	situated on the right bank of the Tiber; now Orte
2	Etruscan	𐌇𐌖𐌓𐌕𐌀	—

Words derived from “Hortensius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →