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

Hortensius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin hortensis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhortensisgarden
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Latin Horta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHortasituated on the right bank of the Tiber; now Orte
2Etruscan𐌇𐌖𐌓𐌕𐌀—

Words derived from “Hortensius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →