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Where does “caelicola” come from?

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

caelicola (Latin): An inhabitant of heaven; deity, god; goddess; A...

Definitions

  1. An inhabitant of heaven; deity, god; goddess; A...

Ancestry of “caelicola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-colainhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,...
2Latincolō—
3Latinquelō—
4Proto-Italickʷelō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →