Where does “Querquetula” come from?
Querquetula (Latin) comes from Latin querquetum, from Latin quercus, from Proto-Italic kʷerkus, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.
Querquetula (Latin): mentioned only by Pliny
Definitions
- mentioned only by Pliny
Ancestry of “Querquetula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | querquetum | a wood, forest, plantation of oak-trees |
| 2 | Latin | quercus | An oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kʷerkus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pérkus | oak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | perkʷ- | oak |