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Where does “arvalis” come from?

arvalis (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.

arvalis (Latin): Of or pertaining to a cultivated field

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a cultivated field

Ancestry of “arvalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarvumfield; farm land
2Latincolō—
3Latinquelō—
4Proto-Italickʷelō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →