Where does “arvum” come from?

arvum (Latin) comes from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

arvum (Latin): field; farm land

Definitions

  1. field; farm land

Ancestry of “arvum”, step by step

arvum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin colō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
2Latinquelō—
3Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Latin arvus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarvusarable; ploughed, cultivated
2Proto-Italic*arawosploughable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “arvum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →
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